Cecil Clarence Jernigan, 98 of Cookeville, Tennessee, passed from this life Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Signature HealthCARE of Putnam County in Algood.
He was born Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1920, in Tunnel Springs, Alabama. He was the son of the late John and Betty (Rikard) Jernigan.
Mr. Jernigan was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Cookeville. Mr. Jernigan was retired from the United States Air Force and served during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He never met a stranger and was a great neighbor.
He is survived by his wife of 75 years, Genevieve (Hunt) Jernigan of Cookeville; two daughters and son-in-law, Carra and Mike McNelly of Cookeville, and Jeanne and John Prather (Deceased); one son and daughter-in-law, David and Mary Jernigan of Asheville, North Carolina; six grandchildren, Sara and husband, Brian Agne, Erin Jernigan, Elizabeth McNelly, Adam Jernigan, Annie McNelly, and Cynthia Garrett; and four great-grandchildren, Hayden, Hannah, Kayden and Cassian.
He was born Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1920, in Tunnel Springs, Alabama. He was the son of the late John and Betty (Rikard) Jernigan.
Mr. Jernigan was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Cookeville. Mr. Jernigan was retired from the United States Air Force and served during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He never met a stranger and was a great neighbor.
He is survived by his wife of 75 years, Genevieve (Hunt) Jernigan of Cookeville; two daughters and son-in-law, Carra and Mike McNelly of Cookeville, and Jeanne and John Prather (Deceased); one son and daughter-in-law, David and Mary Jernigan of Asheville, North Carolina; six grandchildren, Sara and husband, Brian Agne, Erin Jernigan, Elizabeth McNelly, Adam Jernigan, Annie McNelly, and Cynthia Garrett; and four great-grandchildren, Hayden, Hannah, Kayden and Cassian.
Cecil Clarence Jernigan, 98 of Cookeville, Tennessee, passed from this life Saturday, March 9, 2019, at Signature HealthCARE of Putnam County in Algood.
He was born Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1920, in Tunnel Springs, Alabama. He was the son of the late John and Betty (Rikard) Jernigan.
Mr. Jernigan was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Cookeville. Mr. Jernigan was retired from the United States Air Force and served during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He never met a stranger and was a great neighbor.
He is survived by his wife of 75 years, Genevieve (Hunt) Jernigan of Cookeville; two daughters and son-in-law, Carra and Mike McNelly of Cookeville, and Jeanne and John Prather (Deceased); one son and daughter-in-law, David and Mary Jernigan of Asheville, North Carolina; six grandchildren, Sara and husband, Brian Agne, Erin Jernigan, Elizabeth McNelly, Adam Jernigan, Annie McNelly, and Cynthia Garrett; and four great-grandchildren, Hayden, Hannah, Kayden and Cassian.
He was born Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1920, in Tunnel Springs, Alabama. He was the son of the late John and Betty (Rikard) Jernigan.
Mr. Jernigan was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Cookeville. Mr. Jernigan was retired from the United States Air Force and served during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He never met a stranger and was a great neighbor.
He is survived by his wife of 75 years, Genevieve (Hunt) Jernigan of Cookeville; two daughters and son-in-law, Carra and Mike McNelly of Cookeville, and Jeanne and John Prather (Deceased); one son and daughter-in-law, David and Mary Jernigan of Asheville, North Carolina; six grandchildren, Sara and husband, Brian Agne, Erin Jernigan, Elizabeth McNelly, Adam Jernigan, Annie McNelly, and Cynthia Garrett; and four great-grandchildren, Hayden, Hannah, Kayden and Cassian.
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