Jerry Keith Heaton
September 29, 2019
Date of Service: October 3, 2019
Entombment Location: Mausoleum of Faith
Jerry Keith Heaton, 63, Hampton went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, Sept.29, 2019 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville with his family by his side. Born December 19, 1955 in Baltimore, Maryland, he had lived most of his life in Tennessee. He was a 1973 graduate of Cloudland High School. He was a member of Roan Mountain Lodge. He was of the Baptist Faith. Jerry was preceded in death by his father; Tip Heaton.
He is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 31 years: Donna Pierce Heaton. His Mother: Dorothy Heaton, Two Brothers: Ronnie (Judy) Heaton, niece: Wendy and nephew Jamie, Robert (Sherri) Heaton and nephew Alex. Father & Mother-In-Law: Ralph & Kay Pierce. Two Sisters-in-Law: Debbie (Randy) Payne and Nephew: Michael & Diana (Dean) Maxwell. His special friends: Sandy & Jr. Tolley, Tara & Ronnie Crum, Billy & Dale Greene, Keith Tipton, Steve & Donna Tipton, Debbie & Rick Ricker, Nancy, Toby, Connie Wells, James Gouge, Lug & Kim Wells, Dennis & Jill Panther, Johnny & Moo Eaker, Bobbi & Hillbilly Wilson, Gwen Sprinkle, Vicki Adkins and all of his bluegrass and camping friends and all his C0-workers from Eastman.
Funeral Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with Pastor David Montgomery officiating. Entombment Service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 3, 2019 in the Mausoleum of Faith, Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active Pallbearers who are requested to assemble at the funeral home at 1:20 p.m. Thursday will be; Billy Greene, Alex Heaton, Michael Payne, Steve Tipton, Junior Tolley and Ronnie Crum. Honorary Pallbearers will be family and friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Friends may also visit with the family at his residence or the residence of his mother. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 1:20 p.m. Thursday to go to the cemetery. The family would like to express a very special “Thank You” to Dr. Strickland, Dr. Burns, Dr. Savani and the cancer and stem cell transplant team of Vanderbilt University Medical Center for all the care they did for Jerry. Condolences may be sent to the family at our web-site www.memorialfcelizabethton.com.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Heaton family.
