Jerry Aston Rose

Jerry Aston Rose, age 86, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Kathy Kemp Rose, departed this life Thursday evening, December 28, 2023 at Applingwood Healthcare Center in Cordova, Tennessee.

Jerry was born September 4, 1937 in Jackson, Tennessee, the son of the late Rev. Virgil Aston Rose and Johnnie Lucille Scott Rose. He graduated from Treadwell High School in Memphis, Tennessee in 1956 and served his country in the United States Air Force Reserves. He was employed as a salesman for different companies before his retirement and was a former resident of Memphis before moving to Oakland. He loved being with his family and enjoyed hunting and golf.

Mr. Rose is survived by his wife of 40 years, Kathy Kemp Rose; his daughter, Chrystine Thomas (Steven); his son, Patrick Rose (Brandy); his sister, Emily Hubbard (Larry); and two granddaughters, Kalyn Davis and Kyra Davis.