Jerry Lynn Kifer

Jerry Lynn Kifer obituary, Jonesboro, AR

Jerry Lynn Kifer

Jerry Kifer Obituary

Visit the Emerson Funeral Home - Jonesboro website to view the full obituary.
Jerry Lynn Kifer, 72, of Jonesboro, died from injuries sustained in a semi truck-wheelchair accident Thursday, June 22, 2023, near the intersection of Highland Drive and Redwolf Boulevard in Jonesboro.
Jerry was a native and life-long resident of Jonesboro and a 1969 graduate of Nettleton High School. He attended Arkansas State, UALR, Kansas City Junior College, and College of the Ozarks. He was always known as a free spirit.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents: Allen Henry Kifer and Monica Maxine McHatton Kifer.
Survivors include two brothers and a sister-in-law: Gary and Patricia Kifer and Ronald Kifer all of Jonesboro.
All services will be private. There will be no visitation.
For lasting memorials, the family asks that consideration be given to the charity of the donor's choice.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Emerson Funeral Home - Jonesboro

1629 E. Nettleton, Jonesboro, AR 72401

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