William Jerome Obituary

Age - 51

September 12, 2023

Blytheville, AR

Mr. William "Bill" Ross Jerome, 51, of Blytheville, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2023 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born July 6, 1972, he was the son of Marrietta and the late Vaugn Jerome. He attended and graduated from Blytheville High School. He was a member of the Chickasaw marching band and active in scouting where he obtained the rank of Eagle scout. Bill attended Arkansas State University where he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and the ASU marching and concert bands. He also attended culinary school in Memphis. Bill served in the United States Air Force where he was awarded Outstanding Chef of the Year. Following the Air Force, he spent time in Missouri and Wyoming where he served as an intern in various construction skills before returning to Blytheville. Bill worked in several local restaurants and operated his own construction business in Blytheville and Jonesboro. Bill was a past member of the Blytheville Lion's Club and a member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church where he volunteered for food box distribution with Pastor Frederick Clay. His last act of kindness towards others was organ donation. He was preceded in death by his father, Vaughn Jerome; and two uncles, Newell Jerome and Cecil Graves of Blytheville. Bill is survived by his mother, Marrietta Jerome of Blytheville; sister, Heather Jerome of Blytheville; aunt, Eva Lee Graves of Blytheville; nieces, Debra Chavez and two great-nieces of Elizabethtown, Kentucky and Carol Davis of Bono, Arkansas; nephew, Jonathan Davis and great-nephew of Bloomington, Illinois; and a host of family and friends. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 11:30 a. m. in the Cobb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Frederick Clay, Sr. and Dr. Tandy Hanson officiating. There will be no visitation. The family request memorials be made to Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, Troop 104 Boy Scouts, First United Methodist Church or to the Blytheville Humane Society. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of William "Bill" Jerome, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

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