Gerald Roland "Jerry" Wibert

Gerald Roland "Jerry" Wibert obituary, Henderson, KY

Gerald Roland "Jerry" Wibert

Gerald Wibert Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Benton-Glunt & Tapp Funeral Home on May 10, 2023.
Gerald Roland "Jerry" Wibert, of Henderson, KY, passed away May 9, 2023, at Walnut Creek Alzheimer's Center in Evansville, IN.
Jerry was born January 8, 1939, in Huntington, IN. He was an ordained Methodist minister, having attended college in Huntington and earning his master's degree at Asbury Seminary in Louisville, KY. He served churches in southwestern Indiana and was responsible and took great pride in merging five of those churches. Jerry retired from the ministry in 2016 after preaching at Fairview Presbyterian Church in Princeton, IN for six years.
A dedicated runner his entire life, Jerry began as a star track runner at his high school in Eugene, OR. His other passions were studying for preaching and leading bible-study groups.
Jerry leaves behind his wife, Kathy; four children, Debbie Newsom, Greg Wisont, Cindy Acock, and Scott DeMoss; three step-children, Amy Kindred, Nick Kindred, and Stacey Howell, 13 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Relatives and friends are invited to Jerry's Life Celebration from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. CST on Friday, May 12, 2023, at Benton-Glunt & Tapp Funeral Home in Henderson, KY. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. CST on Saturday at Fernwood Cemetery in Henderson, KY, where burial will follow. Reverend Amy Kindred will officiate the service.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may take form of contribution to the Alzheimer's Association, 701 N Weinbach Ave, Evansville, IN, 47711.
Arrangements entrusted to Benton-Glunt & Tapp Funeral Home, A Life Celebration® Home, online condolences may be made at www.bentongluntandtappfuneralhome.com

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