Jerry Dale

Elkins

Jerry Dale Elkins, 86, of Goodman, Mo., died June 3, 2023 at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, Mo., of complications caused by pneumonia.

He loved fishing, hunting, piddling with wood and metal projects in his workshop, drinking coffee and telling stories with friends daily at Tammy's Cafe, Goodman, and being with family and friends. He married Patricia Love on March 6, 1957 in St. Joseph, Mich. She survives. Other survivors are a brother, Gerald E. Elkins (Marian), Joplin, Mo.; a son, David A. Elkins (Debbie), Anderson, Mo.; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and seven great-great grandchildren.

Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Sular and Lola Elkins and a brother, Larry. G. Elkins,  Sr., all of Melbourne, Ark.; a daughter, Jean Marie Stevens (Sonny), Daisetta, Texas; a son, Scott Edward Elkins, Goodman; a nephew, Larry G. Elkins, Jr., Melbourne, Ark.; and a grandson, Jason Dion Elkins.

The body has been cremated.   No memorial service is planned.    The family asks that in lieu of gifts donations be made to the American Heart Association.