Jerry Ray Penrod

In Obituaries by OC Monitor Staff

FALLS OF ROUGH, Ky. — Jerry Ray Penrod, 84, of Falls of Rough, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at The Heartford House.

He was a Navy veteran, a member of Buck Creek Baptist Church, and a Mason.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Claud and Geneva Penrod; brother, Donald Penrod; and sisters, Mildred Johnson, Lillian Johnson, and Wilma Adcock.

He is survived by his wife, Janis Penrod, of Falls of Rough; son, Jerry (Delica) Penrod Jr., of Kingston Springs, Tennessee; daughter, Sheila (Kevin) Whitworth, of Hardinsburg, Kentuckyk; grandchildren, Kristen (Parker) Edwards, of Louisville, Kentucky, Katlyn (Matthew) VanMeter, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Hayden Penrod and Hadley Penrod, both of Kingston Springs; great-grandchildren, Charlie Edwards, of Louisville, and Nora VanMeter, of Bowling Green; and a sister, Judy Penrod, of Calhoun, Kentucky.

The funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Geary Funeral Home in Fordsville, Kentucky, with burial in Macedonia Cemetery in Falls of Rough. Visitation will be 4:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday and from 11 a.m. until time of service Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Macedonia Cemetery.