Jerry W. Greer
July 19, 1942 ~ May 5, 2012
Jerry Wayne Greer, 69, Park City, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A native of Daviess County, he was a loving husband, father, special friend, and teacher to many. He was a graduate of Fordsville High School, where he had served as president of his class, the student council, and FFA, as well as being captain of his basketball team.
Jerry graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Agriculture Education and went on to receive his Masters and Rank I degrees from Western Kentucky University. He taught Agriculture at Park City High School and Barren County High School, retiring after 29 years of service. An excellent educator, he had a great love for horses and team penning. He was a member of one of the first team-penning events to be held at the Kentucky State Fair. He was a member of the Buck Creek and Cross Country Saddle Clubs and Park City Lions Club as well as many other school and community organizations.
Jerry had served on the Barren County Farm Bureau Board, and had been treasurer to the Barren County Natural Resources Conservation Service Board and State Director to the Kentucky Soil Conservation Board. He was a past member of BCEA, KEA, and NEA, a member of the FFA Alumni Association, and a member of the Glasgow –Barren County and Kentucky Retired Teachers Organizations. He was a director and a Past President of the Barren County Cattlemen’s Association, a member and former director of the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association, a member of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and a charter member of the Barren Beef Group. Jerry was also a Past President of the Kentucky Vo-Ag Teachers Association as well as the 3rd District KVA. Jerry has served as FFA Advisor to the Park City and Barren County FFA Chapters, teacher and advisor to the Park City Young Farmers Class, and was an honorary member of the Barren County and Park City FFA Chapters. He received an honorary State Farmers Degree from the Kentucky FFA, an honorary Young Farmers Degree from the Kentucky YFA. Most recently, he had served as Agricultural Representative and Loan Officer for South Central Bank.
Jerry is survived by his wife, Reeda Greer; one son, Clinton Greer of Park City; one daughter, Jamie Greer Camacho (Charlie) of White House, TN; two grandchildren, Joseph Brent Greer and Ina Marishka Greer; one great-granddaughter, Isabella Dawn Greer; three step-children, Rhonda Townsend (Charles), Michael Ray Elmore (Lisa), and Mark Richard Elmore (Jean); eight step-grandchildren, Dakota, Ashton, and Micha Elmore, Oliver and Owen Townsend, Morgan Elmore, Lauren and Lindsey Carroll; one step-great-granddaughter, Brooklyn Carroll; his mother, Cora Edge Greer of Whitesville, KY; two brothers, Cletus Greer and Pat Greer of Whitesville; two nephews, Kent Patrick Greer and Patrick Curtis Greer. He was preceded in death by his father, Glover Greer.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial in the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Friends may call after 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Alternate expressions of sympathy to the American Cancer Society.
