| Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home P.O. Box 546, 205 High Street Brandenburg, KY 40108 Phone: (270) 422-2115 Fax: (270) 422-2117 E-Mail: bjsfhome@bbtel.com |
| Norman Gerkins |
Norman Travers Gerkins, 82, of Brandenburg, went to be with his Heavenly Father On Thursday, May
31, 2007 at Baptist Hospital East Louisville.
He was a United States Marine Corps Veteran of WW II, a survivor of the battle of Iwo Jima where he
was the recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was ordained as a Deacon at Hill Grove
Baptist Church in 1949 and served in that capacity for forty years many, of which he served as
chairman of the Deacons. He was retired from the Post Engineers Plumbing Shop with the Civil
Service at Fort Knox and a member of the American Federal Government
Employees Union.
Mr. Gerkins was preceded in death by his parents Walter and Jessie Gerkins, infant Grandson’s, John
Travers and Michael Kevin Thompson; and a Son-in-law, Carl Heck.
He is survived by his Loving and Devoted wife of 59 ½ years Esther Simpson Gerkins and four
Daughters; Norma Darlene Dash (Art) of Ft. Lauderdale, FL,
Sharon Diane Zeller (Rodney), and Monica Arminda Thompson both from Louisville, and Kathy Annette
Veith (Robert), of Brandenburg; three sisters; Wanda Halsey, of Battle Creek, MI, Ruth Thacker, of
Columbia, SC and Barbara Medley, of Ekron; two brothers; Bill Gerkins, of Ekron and Edward Gerkins,
of Charlestown, IN; Five Granddaughters, Sami Pallans, Summer Thompson, Lori Zeller, Allison
Garvey and Kristi Allen; four great-Grandchildren, Collin, Tristin, Krista and Mckenzie. Funeral service
will be held Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Hill Grove Baptist Church, with burial to follow in Buck Grove
Cemetery, with U.S. Marine Corps Honor Guard. Visitation will be at the Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon
Funeral Home Saturday from 11:00 A.M. till 9:00 P.M. and after 9:00 A.M. on Sunday.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the
Hill Grove Baptist Church Building Fund.
31, 2007 at Baptist Hospital East Louisville.
He was a United States Marine Corps Veteran of WW II, a survivor of the battle of Iwo Jima where he
was the recipient of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He was ordained as a Deacon at Hill Grove
Baptist Church in 1949 and served in that capacity for forty years many, of which he served as
chairman of the Deacons. He was retired from the Post Engineers Plumbing Shop with the Civil
Service at Fort Knox and a member of the American Federal Government
Employees Union.
Mr. Gerkins was preceded in death by his parents Walter and Jessie Gerkins, infant Grandson’s, John
Travers and Michael Kevin Thompson; and a Son-in-law, Carl Heck.
He is survived by his Loving and Devoted wife of 59 ½ years Esther Simpson Gerkins and four
Daughters; Norma Darlene Dash (Art) of Ft. Lauderdale, FL,
Sharon Diane Zeller (Rodney), and Monica Arminda Thompson both from Louisville, and Kathy Annette
Veith (Robert), of Brandenburg; three sisters; Wanda Halsey, of Battle Creek, MI, Ruth Thacker, of
Columbia, SC and Barbara Medley, of Ekron; two brothers; Bill Gerkins, of Ekron and Edward Gerkins,
of Charlestown, IN; Five Granddaughters, Sami Pallans, Summer Thompson, Lori Zeller, Allison
Garvey and Kristi Allen; four great-Grandchildren, Collin, Tristin, Krista and Mckenzie. Funeral service
will be held Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Hill Grove Baptist Church, with burial to follow in Buck Grove
Cemetery, with U.S. Marine Corps Honor Guard. Visitation will be at the Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon
Funeral Home Saturday from 11:00 A.M. till 9:00 P.M. and after 9:00 A.M. on Sunday.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the
Hill Grove Baptist Church Building Fund.
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| May 31, 2007 |
| Bruington-Jenkins-Sturgeon Funeral Home |
| Serving our community for 75 Years! |