I had forgotten that Jerk had made All-American Athlete status. If not the most all-around best athlete ever at WHS, certainly close to it. He put everything he had into the sport and then a little bit more. 14 Great Grands...know he will be missed.
Obituary
Pastor Jesse L. Jerkins, Sr.
June 20, 1950 - February 9, 2022
Funeral services for Pastor Jesse LeVon “Jerk” Jerkins, Sr., 71, of Lexington, SC will be held at two o’clock p.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022 in the Folk Funeral Home Chapel, Williston with the Reverends John G. Jerkins, Mike Garner and Billy Garner officiating; burial will follow in the Barnwell County Memorial Cemetery by the airport. The family will receive friends from twelve-thirty p.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home on Saturday. Memorial contributions may be given to The Memorial and Honor Program, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Pastor Jesse Jerkins, Sr. passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022.
Born in Loxley, AL, he was a son of the late John Thomas Jerkins and Bertha Lucille Johnson Jerkins. He graduated from Walterboro High School in 1968 and achieved the honor of being number one All-American Athlete during his junior year of high school. In 1978, he graduated from the Tabernacle Baptist College in Greenville. He was a member of the Bible Believers Fellowship and was a pastor for 44 years.
Survivors include his wife Alice “Kate” Jones Jerkins of the home; his children Jesse L. (April) Jerkins, Jr. of Meridian, MS, Tina J. (Rod) Smith of Monks Corner, SC, John G. (Susan) Jerkins of Williston and Paul A. (Kim) Jerkins of Gilbert; grandchildren Jesse (Sloan) Jerkins, III, Thomas James (Rebecca) Jerkins, Christopher Tristan (Cassidy) Jerkins, Brittany N. Herrington, Hannah H. Craven, Robbie R. Davis, Chandler (Jené) Davis, Leon Davis, Cissy Davis (Angel Canales), Allyson Katie (David) Altman, John G. (Kayla) Jerkins, Jr., Joshua “T-Bone” (Abby) Jerkins, Sarah-Grace Jerkins, Brodie Calhoun Jerkins and Hampton-Reese Jerkins; 14 great grandchildren; sisters Betty (Dan) Cobb of Lavonia, GA, Linda Johnson of Bay Minette, AL; his brother Robert (Shirley) Jerkins of Houston, TX.
He was preceded in death by his sister Bertha Lucille Gibson and brothers John Herman Jerkins and Edward Jerkins.
Dean Herndon
I had forgotten that Jerk had made All-American Athlete status. If not the most all-around best athlete ever at WHS, certainly close to it. He put everything he had into the sport and then a little bit more. 14 Great Grands...know he will be missed.
Obituary
Pastor Jesse L. Jerkins, Sr.
Funeral services for Pastor Jesse LeVon “Jerk” Jerkins, Sr., 71, of Lexington, SC will be held at two o’clock p.m., Saturday, February 12, 2022 in the Folk Funeral Home Chapel, Williston with the Reverends John G. Jerkins, Mike Garner and Billy Garner officiating; burial will follow in the Barnwell County Memorial Cemetery by the airport. The family will receive friends from twelve-thirty p.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home on Saturday. Memorial contributions may be given to The Memorial and Honor Program, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Pastor Jesse Jerkins, Sr. passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022.
Born in Loxley, AL, he was a son of the late John Thomas Jerkins and Bertha Lucille Johnson Jerkins. He graduated from Walterboro High School in 1968 and achieved the honor of being number one All-American Athlete during his junior year of high school. In 1978, he graduated from the Tabernacle Baptist College in Greenville. He was a member of the Bible Believers Fellowship and was a pastor for 44 years.
Survivors include his wife Alice “Kate” Jones Jerkins of the home; his children Jesse L. (April) Jerkins, Jr. of Meridian, MS, Tina J. (Rod) Smith of Monks Corner, SC, John G. (Susan) Jerkins of Williston and Paul A. (Kim) Jerkins of Gilbert; grandchildren Jesse (Sloan) Jerkins, III, Thomas James (Rebecca) Jerkins, Christopher Tristan (Cassidy) Jerkins, Brittany N. Herrington, Hannah H. Craven, Robbie R. Davis, Chandler (Jené) Davis, Leon Davis, Cissy Davis (Angel Canales), Allyson Katie (David) Altman, John G. (Kayla) Jerkins, Jr., Joshua “T-Bone” (Abby) Jerkins, Sarah-Grace Jerkins, Brodie Calhoun Jerkins and Hampton-Reese Jerkins; 14 great grandchildren; sisters Betty (Dan) Cobb of Lavonia, GA, Linda Johnson of Bay Minette, AL; his brother Robert (Shirley) Jerkins of Houston, TX.
He was preceded in death by his sister Bertha Lucille Gibson and brothers John Herman Jerkins and Edward Jerkins.