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Gerald "Jerry" Sherk, Sr.

June 6, 1945 — September 18, 2020

Services for Mr. Gerald “Jerry” Sherk, Sr. 75, of Liberty City will be held Saturday, September 26, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore with Pastor Lash Banks officiating. Burial will follow at Danville Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Friday evening at Rader Funeral Home.

Mr. Sherk passed away in Longview on Friday, September 18, 2020 Mr. Sherk was born on June 6, 1945 in Mishawaka, Indiana to the late Howard Sherk and Georgia Dell Overmyer. He worked in the RV industry and was a mechanic to all. He was an avid trap shooter and outdoorsmen who enjoyed bird hunting and fishing.

He is preceded in death by his sister, Doris Hall.

Jerry is survived by his wife of 56 years, Carol Sherk of Liberty City; son, Gerald Sherk, Jr. and Fiancée Beatriz of Laredo, Texas; daughter, Christie Sherk of Wylie, Texas; sisters, Patricia Weaver of Nappanee, Indiana, Sandra Edwards of South Bend, Indiana and Marsha Castillo of South Bend, Indiana; brother, Thomas (Eileen) Sherk of Breman, Indiana; grandchildren, Zackary McBride and Fiancée Katrina of Wylie, Andrew (Alyssa) McBride of San Diego, California, McKenzie McBride of Wylie, Texas, Ashley Sherk and Douglas Sherk both of Dickinson, Texas and numerous nieces, nephews and other loving family members.

You may also go online to www.raderfunealhome.com and sign the online memorial book.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Gerald "Jerry" Sherk, Sr., please visit our flower store.

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Friday, September 25, 2020

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