Highsmith, Jerry 'JR' 'Fat Boy' Jr. (b. 22 Apr 1969 - d. 17 Jan 2020): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1969 - 2020 (50 years)

Name	Highsmith, Jerry 'JR' 'Fat Boy'
Suffix	Jr.
Birth	22 Apr 1969	Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	HIGH.J002
_FGRAVE	206347340
Funeral	Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Death	17 Jan 2020	St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri [1, 2]
	Jerry "JR" Highsmith Jr., age 50, of Rinard, Illinois, passed away Friday morning, January 17, 2020, at St. Louis University Hospital.
Burial	Y [1]
Person ID	I8892	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	24 Sep 2024

Father	Highsmith, Jerry 'High Therm', b. 30 Mar 1949, Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois d. 16 Jan 2011, Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois (Age 61 years)
Mother	McCracken, M.L.
Family ID	F4419	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family MOATS, S.L.

Children

	1. Highsmith, B.N.
	2. Highsmith, C.W.

Family ID F4428 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 22 Apr 1969 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois
	Funeral - - Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
	Death - 17 Jan 2020 - St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri

Notes

JR (often affectionately called Fat Boy by his friends) moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina to work in construction and help rebuild some of the large beautiful homes in the city. He later became trained for a position in oil testing for SGS Laboratories. JR looked forward to being with his family for cookouts, planning crawfish boils, and especially opportunities to share in family meals including Mary Lous lasagna or an apple pie that Phyllis baked. He enjoyed rock hunting and mushroom hunting, and opportunities to sing karaoke.

[S2614] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Highsmith, Jerry "JR", Jr., 50, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206347340/jerry-highsmith), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S15559] Frank and Bright Funeral Home, Flora, Illinois, Obituary, Moats, Terry, 67, (https://www.frankandbright.com/obituaries/obit/1331/), none. (Reliability: 2).