Obituary: Jerry Neal “Butch” Cheshier
Jerry Neal “Butch” Cheshier ~ April 18, 2023 – April 18, 2023
Jerry Neal “Butch” Cheshier, age 76, returned to his heavenly home on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Services with full Military Honors will be conducted in the Chapel of the Parrans Chapel Baptist Church on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 3 p.m. with Brother Josh Clarke and Pastor Matt Boatwright officiating. Burial to follow in the Parrans Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the Parrans Chapel Baptist Church from 1 p.m. until the service hour at 3 p.m.
Butch was born in Bethel Springs, Tennessee on June 27, 1946, to the late Lonnie Cheshier and Ruth Mitchell Cheshier. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force as an aircraft mechanic and was a proud veteran of the Vietnam War. He worked with his brother, Danny, at Danny’s Barber Shop in Bolivar for over 60 years. He was a strong Christian man and faithful member of the Parrans Chapel Baptist Church, serving with the Men’s Ministry and assisting in any way he could. Pap will be greatly missed by all. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Peggy Ruth Hopper Cheshier; one sister, Bettie J. Cheshier Williams; one brother, Billy Thomas Cheshier; sister-in-law, Ann Cheshier; one brother-in-law, Roy Williams; and a great-granddaughter, Evelyn Victoria Pace.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Wanda Gail Sawyer Cheshier; one son, Brad Wilbanks (Shanna); one daughter, Jackie Helton (Tony); two stepdaughters, Cindy Blalock (Darron) and Crystal Ellington (Shane); and two brothers, Danny Cheshier and Jack Cheshier (Molly). He leaves a legacy of 10 grandchildren, Lindsey Maurer, Joshua Vincent (Autumn), Loren Wilbanks McKinney (Cris), Jerri Ann Goodman (Connor), Raine Shearon, Addison Shearon, Robert Pace (Stephanie), James Conner Pace, Brilee Jane Blalock, and Dacey Ellington; and 12 great-grandchildren, Mason, Colby, Danica, Blakely, Raelynn, Keaghan, Lauren, Reese, Channing, Lexi, Talen, Preslee, Ryann Paige, and Wyatt; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, Butch requests, “You do something nice for someone.”
Serving as pallbearers are Brad Wilbanks, Jack Cheshier, Josh Vincent, Colby Goodman, Connor Goodman, Cris McKinney, Mason Maurer, Tony Helton, and Raine Shearon. Honorary Pallbearers are Danny Cheshier and Joe Cheshier.
Courtesy of Bells Funeral Home, Bells, Tennessee.
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