Jesse Farmer
Gunnery Sgt. Jesse D. Farmer, USMC Retired
On Dec. 27, 2008, Jesus called home a fine and faithful Marine to serve with Him in his kingdom in heaven.
Jesse Farmer, 78, of Jacksonville passed away peacefully at Liberty Commons Assisted Living after a three-year battle with esophageal and lung cancer and Alzheimer's.
A funeral service will be held at Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield, Va., on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Joyce Carlisle officiating. Interment will be held at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Bluefield, Va., following the service. The Bluefield, Va., Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 9696 and the Pocahontas, Va., American Legion No. 14 will conduct graveside military rites.
Jesse was born July 21, 1930, in Tip Top, Va., and was the son of the late Jessie and Minnie Mae Browning Farmer. He proudly served in the U. S. Marine Corps for 20 years and retired as a gunnery sergeant. He fought valiantly and with honor in the Korean War and was wounded at the Chosin Reservoir. He also served in the Vietnam War as a master baker and mess hall sergeant. While in the Marine Corps he represented the proud Devil Dogs as a boxer and ball player with the "Hammerheads." After retiring from the Marine Corps, he worked managing mess halls for Wackenhut Corporation. Jesse enjoyed spending time with his friends and family and always knew how to make everyone feel welcome and loved. Jesse enjoyed fishing, football, baseball, bowling, church, reading, good old movies and telling stories. He was a loving husband and father, devoted to his children. He resided in Jacksonville from the late 1960s until he retired to Bluefield, Va., in 1991. He returned to Jacksonville in 2006.
He was preceded in death by his second wife, Chizuru "Sally" Farmer (1997); his father, Jessie Farmer (1930); his mother, Mae Browning Farmer (1965); his oldest brother, William Ray Farmer (1944); his sisters, Marie Farmer Morgret (2005) and Fannie Farmer (2006); and his twin sister, Pearl (1991).
He is survived by his wife, Miko Dearment Farmer of Jacksonville; a son, Victor Farmer and his wife, Rita, of Foster, W.Va.; a daughter, Catherine Farmer Gwynn and her husband, Mitchel, of Jacksonville; two brothers, Reese Farmer of Bluefield, Va., and Robert Farmer and his wife, Rosine Farmer, of Bluefield, Va.; two sisters, Nora Lawson of Bluefield, W.Va., and Helen Mathene of Beckley, W.Va.; and beloved grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made in lieu of flowers to the Alzheimer's Organization, 400 Oberlin Road, Ste. 220, Raleigh, NC 27605 or to The Wade Center, P.O. Box 777, Bluefield, WV 24701.
The Farmer family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, at the home of Mitchel and Catherine Gwynn, 312 West Howard Drive in Jacksonville.
Local arrangements are by Jones Funeral Home in Jacksonville.
Other arrangements are by Dudley Memorial Mortuary, 729 Virginia Ave., Bluefield, Va., 24605.
Gunnery Sgt. Jesse D. Farmer, USMC Retired
On Dec. 27, 2008, Jesus called home a fine and faithful Marine to serve with Him in his kingdom in heaven.
Jesse Farmer, 78, of Jacksonville passed away peacefully at Liberty Commons Assisted Living after a three-year battle with esophageal and lung cancer and Alzheimer's.
A funeral service will be held at Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield, Va., on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Joyce Carlisle officiating. Interment will be held at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Bluefield, Va., following the service. The Bluefield, Va., Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 9696 and the Pocahontas, Va., American Legion No. 14 will conduct graveside military rites.
Jesse was born July 21, 1930, in Tip Top, Va., and was the son of the late Jessie and Minnie Mae Browning Farmer. He proudly served in the U. S. Marine Corps for 20 years and retired as a gunnery sergeant. He fought valiantly and with honor in the Korean War and was wounded at the Chosin Reservoir. He also served in the Vietnam War as a master baker and mess hall sergeant. While in the Marine Corps he represented the proud Devil Dogs as a boxer and ball player with the "Hammerheads." After retiring from the Marine Corps, he worked managing mess halls for Wackenhut Corporation. Jesse enjoyed spending time with his friends and family and always knew how to make everyone feel welcome and loved. Jesse enjoyed fishing, football, baseball, bowling, church, reading, good old movies and telling stories. He was a loving husband and father, devoted to his children. He resided in Jacksonville from the late 1960s until he retired to Bluefield, Va., in 1991. He returned to Jacksonville in 2006.
He was preceded in death by his second wife, Chizuru "Sally" Farmer (1997); his father, Jessie Farmer (1930); his mother, Mae Browning Farmer (1965); his oldest brother, William Ray Farmer (1944); his sisters, Marie Farmer Morgret (2005) and Fannie Farmer (2006); and his twin sister, Pearl (1991).
He is survived by his wife, Miko Dearment Farmer of Jacksonville; a son, Victor Farmer and his wife, Rita, of Foster, W.Va.; a daughter, Catherine Farmer Gwynn and her husband, Mitchel, of Jacksonville; two brothers, Reese Farmer of Bluefield, Va., and Robert Farmer and his wife, Rosine Farmer, of Bluefield, Va.; two sisters, Nora Lawson of Bluefield, W.Va., and Helen Mathene of Beckley, W.Va.; and beloved grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made in lieu of flowers to the Alzheimer's Organization, 400 Oberlin Road, Ste. 220, Raleigh, NC 27605 or to The Wade Center, P.O. Box 777, Bluefield, WV 24701.
The Farmer family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, at the home of Mitchel and Catherine Gwynn, 312 West Howard Drive in Jacksonville.
Local arrangements are by Jones Funeral Home in Jacksonville.
Other arrangements are by Dudley Memorial Mortuary, 729 Virginia Ave., Bluefield, Va., 24605.
Jesse Farmer
Gunnery Sgt. Jesse D. Farmer, USMC Retired
On Dec. 27, 2008, Jesus called home a fine and faithful Marine to serve with Him in his kingdom in heaven.
Jesse Farmer, 78, of Jacksonville passed away peacefully at Liberty Commons Assisted Living after a three-year battle with esophageal and lung cancer and Alzheimer's.
A funeral service will be held at Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield, Va., on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Joyce Carlisle officiating. Interment will be held at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Bluefield, Va., following the service. The Bluefield, Va., Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 9696 and the Pocahontas, Va., American Legion No. 14 will conduct graveside military rites.
Jesse was born July 21, 1930, in Tip Top, Va., and was the son of the late Jessie and Minnie Mae Browning Farmer. He proudly served in the U. S. Marine Corps for 20 years and retired as a gunnery sergeant. He fought valiantly and with honor in the Korean War and was wounded at the Chosin Reservoir. He also served in the Vietnam War as a master baker and mess hall sergeant. While in the Marine Corps he represented the proud Devil Dogs as a boxer and ball player with the "Hammerheads." After retiring from the Marine Corps, he worked managing mess halls for Wackenhut Corporation. Jesse enjoyed spending time with his friends and family and always knew how to make everyone feel welcome and loved. Jesse enjoyed fishing, football, baseball, bowling, church, reading, good old movies and telling stories. He was a loving husband and father, devoted to his children. He resided in Jacksonville from the late 1960s until he retired to Bluefield, Va., in 1991. He returned to Jacksonville in 2006.
He was preceded in death by his second wife, Chizuru "Sally" Farmer (1997); his father, Jessie Farmer (1930); his mother, Mae Browning Farmer (1965); his oldest brother, William Ray Farmer (1944); his sisters, Marie Farmer Morgret (2005) and Fannie Farmer (2006); and his twin sister, Pearl (1991).
He is survived by his wife, Miko Dearment Farmer of Jacksonville; a son, Victor Farmer and his wife, Rita, of Foster, W.Va.; a daughter, Catherine Farmer Gwynn and her husband, Mitchel, of Jacksonville; two brothers, Reese Farmer of Bluefield, Va., and Robert Farmer and his wife, Rosine Farmer, of Bluefield, Va.; two sisters, Nora Lawson of Bluefield, W.Va., and Helen Mathene of Beckley, W.Va.; and beloved grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made in lieu of flowers to the Alzheimer's Organization, 400 Oberlin Road, Ste. 220, Raleigh, NC 27605 or to The Wade Center, P.O. Box 777, Bluefield, WV 24701.
The Farmer family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, at the home of Mitchel and Catherine Gwynn, 312 West Howard Drive in Jacksonville.
Local arrangements are by Jones Funeral Home in Jacksonville.
Other arrangements are by Dudley Memorial Mortuary, 729 Virginia Ave., Bluefield, Va., 24605.
Gunnery Sgt. Jesse D. Farmer, USMC Retired
On Dec. 27, 2008, Jesus called home a fine and faithful Marine to serve with Him in his kingdom in heaven.
Jesse Farmer, 78, of Jacksonville passed away peacefully at Liberty Commons Assisted Living after a three-year battle with esophageal and lung cancer and Alzheimer's.
A funeral service will be held at Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield, Va., on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Joyce Carlisle officiating. Interment will be held at Grandview Memorial Gardens in Bluefield, Va., following the service. The Bluefield, Va., Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 9696 and the Pocahontas, Va., American Legion No. 14 will conduct graveside military rites.
Jesse was born July 21, 1930, in Tip Top, Va., and was the son of the late Jessie and Minnie Mae Browning Farmer. He proudly served in the U. S. Marine Corps for 20 years and retired as a gunnery sergeant. He fought valiantly and with honor in the Korean War and was wounded at the Chosin Reservoir. He also served in the Vietnam War as a master baker and mess hall sergeant. While in the Marine Corps he represented the proud Devil Dogs as a boxer and ball player with the "Hammerheads." After retiring from the Marine Corps, he worked managing mess halls for Wackenhut Corporation. Jesse enjoyed spending time with his friends and family and always knew how to make everyone feel welcome and loved. Jesse enjoyed fishing, football, baseball, bowling, church, reading, good old movies and telling stories. He was a loving husband and father, devoted to his children. He resided in Jacksonville from the late 1960s until he retired to Bluefield, Va., in 1991. He returned to Jacksonville in 2006.
He was preceded in death by his second wife, Chizuru "Sally" Farmer (1997); his father, Jessie Farmer (1930); his mother, Mae Browning Farmer (1965); his oldest brother, William Ray Farmer (1944); his sisters, Marie Farmer Morgret (2005) and Fannie Farmer (2006); and his twin sister, Pearl (1991).
He is survived by his wife, Miko Dearment Farmer of Jacksonville; a son, Victor Farmer and his wife, Rita, of Foster, W.Va.; a daughter, Catherine Farmer Gwynn and her husband, Mitchel, of Jacksonville; two brothers, Reese Farmer of Bluefield, Va., and Robert Farmer and his wife, Rosine Farmer, of Bluefield, Va.; two sisters, Nora Lawson of Bluefield, W.Va., and Helen Mathene of Beckley, W.Va.; and beloved grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made in lieu of flowers to the Alzheimer's Organization, 400 Oberlin Road, Ste. 220, Raleigh, NC 27605 or to The Wade Center, P.O. Box 777, Bluefield, WV 24701.
The Farmer family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, at the home of Mitchel and Catherine Gwynn, 312 West Howard Drive in Jacksonville.
Local arrangements are by Jones Funeral Home in Jacksonville.
Other arrangements are by Dudley Memorial Mortuary, 729 Virginia Ave., Bluefield, Va., 24605.
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