Inurnment services with military honors at Leavenworth National Cemetery will be announced at a later date for Jerold Lee ‘Jerry’ Aldridge, 79, Eudora, who passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022, at LMH Health.
He was born August 14, 1942, in Cabool, Mo., the son of Carl E. and Sophia Marie Crossland Aldridge. He was raised in Mountain Grove, Mo., and served in the United States Army. He later worked for many years at K Mart Distribution Center.
Jerry married Sherry L. Manning on August 4, 1967, who survives of the home. He is also survived by a daughter Christina Aldridge, a son Michael Aldridge four grandchildren, Brandon Wiggins (Kegan), Cameron P.L. Bricker, Devon Kuzinski, and Brooke Abram, and one great grandchild, Nolan Wiggins. James and Anne Tarwater and Sarah and Brent Sarlls and children were a huge part of his life as well. He was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters.
He loved his mother so much, and they are now together again. He was kind, caring, and had the biggest heart. Jerry worked hard for his family – the family that brought him so much joy.
