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Jerald Wayne Puffenbarger
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Jerald Wayne Puffenbarger, age 86, of Graves County, KY passed away on Monday, May 20, 2024.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 12 noon on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at McReynolds-Nave and Larson Funeral Home.
Burial will follow at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West.
The family will receive friends on Thursday from 10 a.m. until the hour of service at the Funeral Home.
Jerald entered this life on July 31, 1937, in Kempton, Maryland to the late George and Elsie Wilson Puffenbarger. He grew up in Elk Garden West Virginia and was a graduate of Elk Garden High School. Jerald was also a Catholic, loyal member of the VFW and a skilled construction worker.
He is preceded in death by his dear parents and his three siblings.
Survivors include his children; Jerald Puffenbarger II (Jessica), and Phillip Puffenbarger (Celeste); grandchildren, Gracie Green, Olivia Puffenbarger, and Phillip “Bubba” Puffenbarger.
Family and friends will serve as Pall Bearers.
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