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1943
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2012
Jerry Pelham Obituary
Jerry was born July 27, 1943, in Maybank, Texas, to Arthur Lee and Lucy Bell Alphin Pelham and was raised in Hale Center, Texas.
Jerry moved to Colorado in the 1970s and married Franki Rhea in Golden, Colo., in March 1979. Jerry and Franki visited Alaska in 1997, and fell in love with the state. They moved to North Pole in 1998.
Jerry was a lifetime member of Harley Owners' Group (HOG). In addition to his love of motorcycle riding, Jerry enjoyed halibut fishing in Homer, Valdez and Ninilchik, hunting and riding his Arctic Cat snowmachine. Clamming in Ninilchik was new to Jerry but he dug in for those clams. Moose hunting with his daughter and her husband was always a favorite pastime. Alaska brought new adventures to Jerry, and he never lost his passion for yard work and remodeling his home.
Jerry worked in the automotive industry most of his adult life. He was a Certified Master Volvo Tech in Denver and retired from Gabe's Truck & Auto at age 66. After a one-week retirement, he drove a truck for NAPA in North Pole until his illness.
Jerry is survived by his wife, Franki Rhea-Pelham, of North Pole; daughter, Kimberly Bailey, and husband Jacky, of North Pole; sons, Michael Pelham, and partner Troy McIntosh, of Virginia, and Kenneth Pelham and wife Kendra, of Texas; stepdaughter Michelle Koster, and husband Kris, of Colorado. He also is survived by brothers, Wayne (Glenda) Pelham and Jim Pelham (Dorothy); sister Bettye (Glen) Ball, of Texas; grandchildren, Christopher (Lauren) Pinkston, of Texas, Kassandra (Michael) Ryan, of Fairbanks, Lucas Bailey, of North Pole, Kaylee Pelham, of Washington, Hunter (Rebecca) Pelham, and Tanner Pelham, of Texas; great-grandchildren Taylor, Jacob and Colton Pinkston, of Texas, Logan and Levi Ryan, of Fairbanks, and baby Evelyn Pelham (on the way), of Texas.
A celebration of life will be held at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at Chapel of Chimes Funeral Home.
Arrangements were entrusted to Chapel of Chimes Funeral Home.
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Taos trip early 80's
Franki
December 1, 2012
I miss you this time of year. My tears are many, enough to build a bridge to heaven and our memories a lane. I only wish I could come and bring you back again.
Jerry 1979 Lakewood, Colorado
November 30, 2012
Erica Mateo
November 11, 2012
Jerry, you will be greatly missed! It certainly won't be the same when I come visit and ask many questions about my old van. Franki, you will always be in my prayers, I am so sorry for your loss.
Sammy McCaffrey
November 4, 2012
Hey Frances, I don't even know what to say. I thought he was healing okay from the hip surgery....I always loved you two, you guys were like family. You still are. I remember when you and JP got together at Leo's. That was a fun crazy time in our lives. When he got divorced, you had to go show him how to use the washing machine!! And we took a bottle of Jack under my coat on your bike to him in the middle of the night. You 2 took me to Lutheran when I had the kidney stone... we all 3 had some wild adventures. I'm here for you woman. He left so soon. I loved the ole guy like a brother. Sorry he left so soon. love & hugs Samdantha Louise
October 15, 2012
He could always bring a smile. He will be missed
October 15, 2012
I only met you once, and I remember you well. Now God will keep you in the palm of His hand. May God Richly Bless you Franki. Liz & Tom Allanson
Karen & Jim Latendresse
October 14, 2012
Franki, you are in our thoughts and prayers at this time of loss. The memories will hold strong and endure forever.
Love, Karen and Jim
October 14, 2012
You will be missed RIP Jerry
Marie Reagan
October 13, 2012
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Our deepest sympathy,
October 10, 2012
RIP Jerry
Michelle Koster
October 10, 2012
Thank you for being a great dad. I will miss you terribly but I am relieved that you are no longer suffering.
Vicki Burris
October 10, 2012
No words can express what I feel. I will miss a man that I considered to be a good friend and worry about a woman who is my best friend. My heart, thoughts and prayers are with you. Love you.
Allen & Irene Rush
October 10, 2012
Deepest sympathy and prayers for healing in your time or sorrow.
God Bless you and your family.
bill wiseman
October 10, 2012
my prayers are with you franki and your family - my heart is heavy for your loss - rest in peace jerry
Angela Gibbons
October 10, 2012
What moves through us is a silence, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more word, one more touch, we may not understand why you left this earth so soon, or why you left before we were ready to say good-bye, but little by little, we begin to remember not just that you died, but that you lived. And that your life gave us memories too beautiful to forget.
Jenny and Allen Eubanks
October 10, 2012
Franki, Allen and I are so saddened by your loss. You and your family are in our hearts and prayers. Sending you lots of love from Texas.
October 10, 2012
Frankie I did not have the pleasure of knowing the man you shared your life with but he must have been a really great man, I say this because of some of the conversations we have had online and you are a great woman who is strong and confident. My prayers are with you in this struggle and know that he is no longer in any pain he is in heaven now watching down over you.
Franki
October 10, 2012
Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. ~From a headstone in Ireland
John & Gail Tobin
October 10, 2012
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Our deepest sympathy,
October 10, 2012
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Our sincere condolences to your family.
The John Tobin Family
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