Crestlawn Memorial Gardens

Jerry was the husband of Margaret Dale Krisle.Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 26, at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home Chapel, with Jason Ross officiating. Burial will follow in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 25, at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home. Honored to serve as pallbearers are Christopher Krisle, Hunter Kemmerlin, Jase Krisle, Jacob Krisle, Lane Krisle and Steve Myers.Jerry was a son of the late Cleburn Elvis Krisle and Mary Margaret Bollinger Krisle. After graduating from high school, Jerry joined the United States Navy. After his honorable discharge from the Navy, Jerry played professional football in the NFL as a running back with the Philadelphia Eagles. Jerry later began his long distinguished career with the J.C. Penney Company, where he served as store manager at numerous locations. He was very successful with J.C. Penney, and received the Presidents Cup award in 1980 and the South East Regional award in 1994 when he was the store manager in Orangeburg. Jerry loved to travel, play golf and the outdoors. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with his family and friends, and was the hunt master and honorary lifetime member with the Pine Barren Hunt Club in Ridgeland. Jerry was a beloved husband, father and grandfather who cherished the time he spent with his family.Survivors include his wife of the home; daughters, Kim Krisle and Sherri Krisle; sons, Russ Krisle (Lorrinda) and Jason Krisle (Gretchen); grandchildren, Christopher Krisle, Tyler Krisle, Hunter Kemmerlin, Jase Krisle, Jacob Krisle, Lane Krisle, Meghan Krisle and Ansley Newman; great-grandchildren, Brody Krisle, Gavin Krisle and Aubrey Bosco; sisters, Connie Swann, Peggy Hooper, Martha Tate, Betty Stewart, Jane Covington, Paulette Burroughs and Susan Atchley; brother, Mike Krisle; and numerous nieces and nephews. Sign up to get each day's obituaries sent to your email inbox .whatco...