Richard Wilson Jimerson

Richard Wilson Jimerson obituary, Crescent City, CA

Richard Wilson Jimerson

Richard Jimerson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Redwood Memorial Chapel - Brookings on Oct. 1, 2025.

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Richard W. Jimerson, 81, died on August 18, 2023, following a long battle with Parkinson's disease.
He was born on December 15, 1941, in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska.
Dick served in the U.S. Navy, attached to the U. S. Marine Corps as a Prosthetic Technician during the Vietnam war. He was a lifetime member of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 0821. He was also a member of Brookings Elks Lodge #1934.
He is survived by his wife JoAnn, sons Rick and Evan, both of Idaho; also, a grandson Andrew Christian Jimerson and granddaughter Fiona Rose Jimerson.
Memorials may be made to the Curry County Sheriff's Department, 94235 Moore St., Suite 311, Gold Beach, OR 97444. Dick requested no services and was cremated under the direction of Redwood Memorial Chapel.
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