Jerry Southerlin

A service to celebrate the life of William Jerry Southerlin, 75, of West Columbia will be held 11:00 am Monday March 27, 2017 at Oakwood Baptist Church. the family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 am Monday prior to the service at the church. A family burial will be held at Graceland Cemetery in Greenville with SC Highway Patrol Rites. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lexington County Animal Shelter.

Mr. Southerlin passed away Thursday March 23, 2017 surrounded by his family.  He was born in Pickens County and was the son of the late Herbert and Lois Kelley Southerlin. Mr. Southerlin was an active member of Oakwood Baptist Church, a fifty year member of Sinclair Masonic Lodge, retired from the South Carolina Highway Patrol after thirty four years of service and was a US Air Force veteran.

Mr. Southerlin is survived by his loving wife, Barbara W. Southerlin; brother, Phillip Reese and sisters, Barbara (Ken) Durham and Elizabeth (Mickey) Lawson; son in law, Patrick W. Mack and granddaughter, Anna Mack;  several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Dana Southerlin Mack and son, Mark W. Southerlin.