CROMWELL, Ky. — Gloria E. Williams Jernigan, 72, of Cromwell, passed away on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at the Beaver Dam Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born on Nov. 23, 1952, in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Gloria was a homemaker and enjoyed painting, art and gardening.
She was preceded in death by her former husband, Ronald Southard; mother, Ora Ethel Bartley Brown; sister, Patricia Wiggins and Betty Sue Roof; and son-in-law, Steve Merideth.
Gloria is survived by her husband, Eddie Jernigan; children, James Taylor (Sherri), David Taylor (Sheri), and Rhonda Merideth; grandchildren, Ashley Merideth, Alisa, James, Dennis, Silas, Edward, and Jessica and Jacob Taylor; eight great-grandchildren; siblings, Michael Williams (Christy), Leonard Brown (Eunice), Anna Hardesty (Dennis), Susie Stewart, Forest Taylor, Emmit Brown, Joe Brown, and David Brown (Amanda); and multiple nieces and nephews.
A private service for family will be held at a later date. Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.