Obituary of Jerry Kenneth Quackenbush

Bedford Jerry Kenneth Quackenbush, 87, of Bedford, died at 9:38 pm on Tuesday, April 2nd . Born July 24, 1925 in Bedford, he was the son of Lee Edgar and Dorothy Bessie (Newkirk) Quackenbush. He was married to Marjorie Maxine (Franklin) Quackenbush for more than 60 years. In 1948 he started Jerrys Confectionery. He later took over his fathers business, the R Street Grocery, owning and managing it for more than forty-three years. He retired in 1989. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving honorably during WW II at D-day and with the Marines at the invasion of Okinawa, Japan. He was a life-time member of Elks Lodge #826 and Gillen Post #33 American Legion. He was a sports enthusiast -- part of Bedfords 1943 final four basketball team, an avid golfer at Otis Park Golf Club and a life-long fan of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. He was active in the Bedford community -- a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Chamber of Commerce and past president of the Bedford Redevelopment Commission under Mayor Hauck. Survivors include three daughters, Patsy Bower and husband Stephen of Columbia, SC, Martha Holmes and husband J.R. of Bloomington, Nancy Bennett and husband Rex of Greenwood; seven grandchildren, Jonathan Holmes and wife Jennifer of Williamsburg, VA, Lindsay Bower of Charleston, SC, Meredith (Holmes) Johnson and husband Matthew of Valdosta, GA, Stephanie Bower of Charleston, SC, Katelyn Bennett of Indianapolis, Hannah Bennett of Middleburg, VA and Caroline Bower of Southern Pines, NC; three great grandchildren, Lilly and Lorelei Holmes of Williamsburg, VA and Ella Johnson of Valdosta, GA. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Marjorie and a brother, Robert (Bob) Quackenbush. Funeral Information Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 9th in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens where military rites will be accorded by members of Gillen Post #33 American Legion and D.A.V. Chapter 2. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Monday, April 8th at the Day & Carter Mortuary.