Jerry McBride 1946-2015
Jerry Ellsworth McBride, 68, Topeka, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at Alma Manor Nursing Center in Alma.
He was born Sept. 25, 1946, in Zanesville, Ohio, the son of James and Mildred Beers McBride. He graduated from Whitehall High School in Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. McBride served in the U.S. Air Force. He had lived most of his life in Topeka, working in sales at Fleming Foods for a number of years.
He married Sharon Hunter on July 30, 1966, in Topeka. She survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Todd McBride and wife Serah, Topeka, and Robb McBride and wife Mary, Lebanon, Pa.; a brother, Roger McBride and wife Beverly, in Georgia; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in Holton Cemetery. Mr. McBride will lie in state at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Hospice, sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.