Pearl GephartBOURBON – Jerri Pearl Gephart, age 88, of Bremen, formerly of Bourbon, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, in Signature Health Care of Bremen.
Pearl was born the daughter of Robert W. and Gladys G. Morgan Mills on April 26, 1933, in Swanton, Ohio. She had been a resident of Bourbon since 1957 and enjoyed being a homemaker, mother, hairdresser and real estate agent. She graduated from Wauseon High School of Wauseon, Ohio, in 1951. She married Lyle J. Gephart on June 30, 1951, in Seward, Ohio. She was a member of the Red Hat Ladies and the Bourbon American Legion Auxiliary.
Pearl will be missed by her sons: Bruce (Terri) Gephart, of Bourbon; and Brad (Lisa) Gephart, of Tucson, Ariz.; her grandchildren: Melissa (Seth) Ray, Nathan (Bobi) Gephart, Emily (Ryan) Sutter, Joshua (Zoey) Gephart, Grant Gephart, Blake (Josie) Gephart, Travis Gephart; along with 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lyle; her son, Gary; her sisters: Anna May, June, Helen, Jeannette; and her brother, Robert.
Visitation services will be held on Thursday, Sept. 23 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Country Church, 2951 9B Road, Bourbon.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. in the Country Church, 2951 9B Road, Bourbon, with burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bourbon.
Thank you to all our friends and community for your support during this time.
Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home is privileged to be entrusted in assisting the family with arrangements.
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The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Country Church, 2951 9B Road, Bourbon, and Kyles Klass.
