Jerome Edward DuBois

1960 - 2024

Jerome Edward DuBois, 63, of Murphy, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at home surrounded by family after a long battle with heart disease and cancer.
Jerome was born Dec. 31, 1960, in Cortland, N.Y., to the late Paul D. DuBois Sr. and Ella Mae (Shepard) DuBois.
Jerome graduated from Otselic Valley Central School in South Otselic, N.Y., and went on to serve for 17½ years in the Navy and Marine Corps. His professional career, post military, consisted of several leadership and business management roles in both major retail and food service industries. His strong work ethic and unique approach to training in both personal and professional development of his teams and coworkers consistently led to success, numerous achievements, and strong long-term relationships.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Dean DuBois Jr., and two infant sisters, Shannon and Sherri DuBois.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Melody (Wood) DuBois; son, Joshua DuBois; daughter, Jaimi DuBois; and three grandchildren, Dominic, Alessa and Ezekiel.
He also leaves behind his sister, Brenda (Marc) Soules; and brothers, Dennis DuBois of Florida and Terry (Kelly) DuBois of New York.
Cochran Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Jerome Edward DuBois.
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