Jerry Lee Dockery
November 2, 1946 ~ October 22, 2016
Resided in:
Swannanoa, NC
Jerry Lee Dockery, 69, of Swannanoa, died Saturday, October 22, 2016.
A native of Teleco Plains, TN, he was a son of the late William and Lillian Duggan Dockery. He was also preceded in death by sister Priscilla Walls and brothers Paul, Joel, and David Dockery.
Surviving are his wife, Deborah; daughters, Tresa Willingham, Shelia Carney, and Tina Corn; sons, Jerry Dockery, Jr. and Kevin Corn; 21 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sister Carolyn Ford; brother Burnie Dockery; and many nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Sky View Memorial Park, with the Rev. David Honeycutt officiating.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Groce Funeral Home, Patton Ave., prior to the service.
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It was a privilege to work for you for all the years. You were the best. I learned so much from you and not just about work, but about life. I always knew I could trust you for sound advice. You were a great man and you will be deeply missed. God bless your family with peace and comfort as they grieve.
I will always miss you
Daddy I love you please come back please oh god don’t leave me please please
Kevin, Terri and family, we are so sorry for your loss. Jerry will be missed by many. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. If there’s anything we can do for you please let us know. Love to you all, Mike and Alice
Dear Teresa,Jerry Lee and Sheila,
I was so sorry to hear about your Dad. My prayer is that the Lord will comfort you and your family and give you a sense of peace .I know how much you loved your dad and I know you will miss him a great deal. Take care of each other and please extend our condolences to all of your family.
R.I.P Jerry Dockery. You were a good man and will be deeply missed.
Praying and thinking of you all.
So very sorry for you all. Ya’ll are in my prayers.
If I could write a story it would be the greatest ever told. I’d write about my Daddy, for he has a heart of gold. My dad, he is no hero known around this world, but he is everything to me for I was his baby girl.
I’d write about the lessons he taught me. He taught me right from wrong. He instilled in me the values that one day I’d be strong. He taught me to face my fears, take each day as it comes, for there are things we can’t change, he would say what’s done is done. He would say hold your head high, carry yourself with pride. Thanks to him I am somebody. I will never run and hide. If I could write a story it would be the greatest ever told. I’d write about my Daddy for he had a heart of gold!
I’m sorry for all I ever put you through you where the strongest and toughest man tht I ever knew I love you papaw you where like a daddy to me for many years…. Rest In Peace you may be gone physically but you always be here mentally
I’m so sorry for your loss. I wish there was words I could say to make u feel better. U will see him again soon. Love u aunt Deborah and the rest of family. My prayers are with yall.
To my sister Deborah
My heart is with you and family. Jerry will be missed by all of us . He was a good Husband, Daddy, and Friend. God bless you-all!
We love you! Susie and family.
Dear Kristy, love you girl.I am sad to hear of your loss. I am so sorry for you and the entire family. R I P Jerry
Dockery family, You are in our prayers. The teaching of Paul, in the Bible, tells us absent from the body is to be present with our Lord. (2 Corinthians 5:8). It is with great comfort to know our love ones are with our Lord. God Bless this Family. Roger & Donnie Grindstaff
My sympathies to the Dockery family. I am sorry to hear of your loss. The death of a loved one is such a challenging time for the entire family. I hope that you can find some comfort in God’s Word the Bible. Acts 24:15 says, ‘I have hope toward God… that there is going to be a resurrection…’ Here the Bible is assuring us that in the near future we have the hope of being reunited with our loved ones we have loss in death. May this promise be a comfort to you during this difficult time.
sorry about your loss.