Residence: Perry, Georgia
Died: Saturday, July 04, 2009
Location: Perry, Georgia
 
 
Age: 67
Date of Birth: Wednesday, January 14, 1942
Birth place:

Branch: Navy

 
Father: J.L. Chapin
 
Mother: Gertrude Elizabeth Fisher
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Perry, Georgia for the past 4 years.
Funeral Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Funeral Location: 2:00 p.m., at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Rev. Alvin Rockey
Burial will take place:
In the I.O.O.F Riverview Cemetery, located in Monticello, Indiana
Visitation will be:
1:00 until the time of service at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Jerry was born in Lafayette, and raised in Monticello, Indiana and had lived in Perry, Georgia for the past 4 years moving from South Carolina. While a student at Monticello High School he excelled as a football player from 1956 - 1960. He was a student at Ball State University prior to joining the Navy. While serving in the U.S. Navy he completed submarine school and thereafter participated in the famous "Bay of Pigs" in Cuba during the fall of 1961. After Retiring and using the Skills he had learned in the Navy Jerry took a job with NIPSCO which included managing the Norway Dam Generating Station and later the Generating Station in Wheatfield, Indiana. Thereafter Jerry took classes at Purdue and in Louisiana acquiring an Associated Degree which allowed him to substitute teach in Louisiana and later in Monticello area. He enjoyed people and took volunteering generously. He was a lifetime member of the VFW, and a member of the Houston Lake Baptist Church. For a few years he faithfully visited men at the Lafayette Veteran's Home. Jerry loved nature and was an exceptional fisherman having his picture with the "Biggest Catch" published several times.
Special Services: Full Military Rites will be conducted by the Monticello American Legion, VFW, and AmVets Honor Gaurd, at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery,
Memorial Information: The Houston Lake Baptist Chruch
Marriage Information: In 1965 he married Patricia Applegate. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife,Pat Chapin of Perry, Georgia;Daughters,Angela (husband Tim) Rutledge of Perry, Georgia,Melinda Chapin of Monticello, Indiana;Son,Jeremy J. Chapin of Branchville, Indiana;Sister,Marsha (husband Allen) Langdon of Indianapolis, Indiana;(8) Eight Grandchildren;(1) One Great-Grandchild.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, J.L. and Gertrude Elizabeth Chapin.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home