JERRY LYNN HOOD

Jerry Lynn Hood, age 86, of Mount Vernon, Missouri, passed away Sunday, January 21, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by his family. He was born October 22, 1937, at his family home in Miller Missouri, to Charles and Gladys (Eubanks) Hood, one of 11 children.
He accepted Christ as his Savior at the age of 12 at Summit Baptist Church and was baptized in Williams Creek. Jerry graduated from Miller High School in 1955 and received an Agricultural Economics degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia.
On June 6, 1964, Jerry and Patricia Cantrell were united in marriage at the Miller United Methodist Church.
Jerry served in the Missouri National Guard and worked for the Ralls County and Lawrence County Farmers Home Administration and retired from First Savings Bank/Union Planters where he worked as a loan officer and appraiser. He was a lifelong farmer and cattleman. He enjoyed working outdoors and was a hard worker. His days consisted of getting up early to farm, going to town to work, and coming back home to farm.
Jerry most enjoyed his family and his friends. He loved to travel with them and see the country, get together for family gatherings, and go out for breakfast. He was a quiet listener who could strike up a conversation with strangers on his many travels and was a lifelong learner who was curious about the world around him.
Jerry is survived by his wife, Pat and his two daughters, Melissa (Mark) Short and Pam (David) Bartelsmeyer all of Mount Vernon; four grandsons, Corey (Erin Warner) Nelson, Clark, Colin, and Carter Bartelsmeyer; two great-grandchildren, Avery and Clay Nelson; and  step-grandson, Jacob (Kelli) Lamkins and children Hoyt and Kaylyn. Also surviving are two sisters, Helen Wilmoth, and Jo Ann (Gary) Wilson; one brother, Paul K. (Darlene) Hood; brother-in-law, Gary Garton; sister-in-law, Judy Hood, as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Gladys Hood; father and mother-in-law, Vincent and Ruth Cantrell; brothers, Winston, Winifred, Keith, Ralph and Morris Ray, and Max Hood; sister, Betty Ray; and grandson, Tyler Scout Bartelsmeyer; as well as brothers and sisters-in-law, Arlene, Becky, Ulla, and Donna Hood, Paul Ray, Dwight Wilmoth, Avon and Wilma Snyder, and Barbara Garton.
Visitation and funeral services were held on Friday, January 26, 2024, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial followed at Sycamore Cemetery northeast of Miller.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Sycamore Cemetery Association at PO Box 262, Miller, Missouri 65707.
Online condolences may be made at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.