Pastor Jerry R. Cross

Holman-Abbeville Mortuary & Cremations

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Posted by: Holman Mortuaries
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334-585-5261
Date: Jun 13 2017 10:16 AM

EDWIN COMMUNITY. . .Pastor Jerry R. Cross, a resident of the Edwin Community of Henry County, died Monday afternoon, June 12, 2017, at his home. He was 74.

            Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, June 16, 2017, in the Church of Abbeville (Edwin Community), with Pastor Lonnie Wells, Pastor Bobby Joe Durr and Brother Kenneth Snell officiating. Graveside services, with military honors, will follow in the church cemetery. Holman-Abbeville Mortuary & Cremations is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends from 4:30 until 7:00 P.M. Thursday at the mortuary in Abbeville.

            Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Church of Abbeville, 4610 County Road 75, North, Clopton, AL 36317 or to the United Service Organizations (USO), P.O. Box 96860, Washington, D.C. 20077-7677.

            Pastor Cross was born in Ft. Myers, Florida and was reared in LaBelle, Florida, son of the late Rhonel Cross and Ardelia Townsend Cross. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Pastor Cross formerly lived in Ortona, Florida before moving to Henry County, Alabama in 1973. Pastor Cross was the founder and Pastor of the Church of Abbeville in the Edwin Community. He also served as Pastor of a church for the Yavapai Apache Nation, Camp Verde, Arizona.

            Surviving relatives include his wife of forty-eight years, Barbara Wells Cross; a daughter, Sondra Cross Hammonds (Billy), Sebring, FL; three grandchildren, Savannah Griffin, Michael Griffin and Maddix Griffin; a sister, Rhonda Bevis (Larry), Richmond Hill, GA; a brother, Richard Rhodes, Hogansville, GA.            

 

HOLMAN ABBEVILLE MORTUARY & CREMATIONS IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-585-5261. You may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com.

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