Photo courtesy of Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home
LAWRENCEBURG, Kentucky
Sep 29, 1957 – Aug 24, 2022
Gerald Wayne Junkin, 64, husband of Judy Wooldridge, passed away August 24, 2022 at his home. Born in Verdun, France on September 29, 1957, he was the son of the late Gerald Fowler Junkin and Barbara Ann Broughton Junkin.
Gerald was a certified electrician and known as a Jack of all Trades. He formerly worked for Wilkins Electric in Frankfort and at Quad Graphics in Versailles. A member of the Mercer County Fish & Game Club, his hobbies included fishing, leather crafting, model cars, and working on his trucks.
Along with his wife Judy, he is survived by his children, Heather Junkin (husband Josh) Moore of Lawrenceburg and Tyler Junkin (Madison Hicks) of Harrodsburg; five grandchildren, Genia, Willow, Kaylee, Finley, and Jade; and a sister, Danita Wilson of Michigan. Including his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Doug Junkin.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022 from 11 – 12 at the Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home followed by a graveside service at 12:15 PM at the Lawrenceburg Cemetery pavilion. Will Cooper and Blaine Price will be sharing at the service.
Memorials are suggested to the Gerald Junkin Memorial Fund. Donations may be contributed at www.ritchieandpeach.com
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Ritchie & Peach Funeral Home. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.ritchieandpeach.com.
Read MoreI planted the tree that they offered as an option to have a live memory, I wish I knew where it was planted to make sure it survives, Jerry will always be in my heart as he will be in many others, he was one of a kind, a beautiful soul
Diana Duncan Anderson
August 20, 2023 | Winter Park, FL | Classmate
Jerry you will be missed but always close in the hearts of your Family!
Tina Conley
August 29, 2022
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Diana Duncan Anderson
August 29, 2022
Jerry and I met when he and his family moved in just down the road from us on Bryan Station rd in bourbon county,we became immediate friends and classmates in school,we used to ride bikes and ponies growing up,trading and racing model cars,playing football,basketball,baseball,and camping out.We use to pal around all the time,and he along with other young guys of our country neighbors,worked together in the hayfields,tobacco fields,working cattle,sheep on our farms as well as others.Jerry...
Michael W Thompson
August 26, 2022 | Lexington, KY | Friend