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Jerry Leigh Pickett

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[May 05, 2021]  MOUNT PULASKI  - Jerry Leigh Pickett, 72, passed away at 5:12 p.m. on April 26, 2021 at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Service:  None listed

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln   

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Jerry Leigh Pickett, 72, passed away at 5:12 p.m. on April 26, 2021 at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Jerry was born on September 22, 1948 in Lincoln, son of James and Dorothy (Keim) Pickett. He married Susan Madigan and later married Jan BeVard on January 22, 1993 in Lincoln. She survives him.

Also surviving is his son: Aaron Pickett of Morton, adopted and raised Lilly and Leighton and also has eleven other grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents and two stepchildren: Betsy and Clint Clark.

Jerry proudly served his country in the United States Army during Vietnam. He was a Communication Engineer for the State of Illinois. He retired from GTE after 25 years as Regional Supervisor.

Jerry was the President of Mount Pulaski’s Duck Unlimited, was a Boy Scout Leader, Little Legion Baseball Coach, and he managed Crow Creek Gun Club in Lacon for 38 years.

Cremation rites are entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.

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