{"id":6735,"date":"2023-09-19T15:25:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T19:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=6735"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:25:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T19:25:24","slug":"gerald-jerry-thomas-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/19\/gerald-jerry-thomas-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerald &#8220;Jerry&#8221; Thomas, Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/CFSV2\/obituaries\/photos\/11966\/1560237\/6509d2609d237.jpg?resize=251%2C323&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"323\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gerald \u201cJerry\u201d Thomas, Jr., age 61, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jerry was born on April 1, 1962, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Gerald Thomas, Sr. and Joyce (Fields) Thomas.&nbsp; He graduated from Jay County High School in 1980 and retired from Jay County Highway Department in 2019 after 30 years of service.&nbsp; Jerry married Penny Smith on October 6, 1984.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Survivors include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His wife of 38 years:&nbsp; Penny Thomas \u2013 rural Portland, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His mother:&nbsp; Joyce Thomas \u2013 Portland, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Children:&nbsp; Jessica Reitenour (Adam) \u2013 Portland, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jeanette Garlinger (Kyle) \u2013 Portland, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Siblings:&nbsp; Cheryl Thomas (Alice Nolley) \u2013 Decatur, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brian Thomas (Tina Rodgers) \u2013 Gaston, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brother-in-law:&nbsp; Ron Smith (Linda) \u2013 Bluffton, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sisters-in-law:&nbsp; Laura Coleman (Randy) \u2013 Pennville, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Brenda McVicker (Jeff) \u2013 Marion, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 grandchildren:&nbsp; Maddi Reitenour, Alylah Garlinger, Hudson Bullock Thomas and Grayson Holdstock.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several nieces and nephews<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitation will be held on Thursday from 4-8 p.m. at Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland.&nbsp; Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland.&nbsp; Burial will follow at Brookside Cemetery in Montpelier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Memorials may be directed towards Jay County Law Enforcement Youth Camp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gerald \u201cJerry\u201d Thomas, Jr., age 61, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-6735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries","tag-obit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6735\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}