Obituary for Jerry Don Pollard
Lowell-Tims Funeral Home
Altus, Oklahoma 73521
POLLARD
Jerry Don Pollard, age 62, of Altus, passed away Thursday morning, August 21, 2014, at English Village Manor, in Altus.
Mr. Pollard was born on October 23, 1951, in Altus, to Earl Monte and Olga Faye (Sprabary) Pollard. After attending Eugene Field Elementary, Central Junior High and Southeast Junior High, Jerry graduated from Altus High, in 1969. Shortly after graduation, he joined the United States Navy, where he proudly served his country for the next six years. For four of those years, Jerry was on the Nuclear Submarine USS Lapon where he served as an Electronics Technician and Diver. His unit earned a Navy Unit Commendation (which is the same as a Silver Star) for their operations in the Mediterranean during the "Yom Kipper" war in 1973. His ship spent most of the time in the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and Caribbean around Cuba, Bermuda, Bahamas and the Virgin Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Before returning to Oklahoma he lived in the Phoenix, Arizona area. The last few years of his life he worked as a plant maintenance technician for manufacturing facilities.
Jerry was preceded in death by his mother, Olga Faye Pollard, a brother, Daniel Earl Pollard and a grandson, Johnathan Pollard. He is survived by three sons, Michael Pollard and wife Amanda of Las Vegas, Nevada, Jason Pollard of Las Vegas, Nevada and Rudy Hill and wife of Reno Nevada; two granddaughters, Paula Pollard of Las Vegas, Nevada and Winter Rose Hill of Reno, Nevada and one grandson Ben Hill of Reno, Nevada; his father, Earl Pollard of Altus; two brothers, Randy Pollard of Altus and Terry Pollard of Burneyville, Oklahoma and a special aunt, Dana Booker of Headrick, Oklahoma along with many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Jerry Don Pollard will be at 10 a.m., Monday, August 25, 2014, at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Synott Matthews and Pastor Greg Hawn officiating. Interment will follow at the Altus City Cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home of Altus.
The family will greet friends on Sunday from 4 until 5 p.m. at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home.
Online tributes may be made to the family at www.Lowell-Tims.com
For family and friends not able to attend the service, Lowell-Tims will provide a live web-cast of the service beginning at 9:58 a.m. Monday. Go to www.Lowell-Tims.com and click on obituaries. Then click on Jerry Don Pollard. There will be a large button inviting you to join the web-cast.
08/24/2014
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
Visitation
Lowell-Tims Chapel
1100 East Tamarack Road
Altus
OK
73521
08/25/2014
10:00 AM
Funeral
Lowell-Tims Chapel
1100 East Tamarack Road
Altus
OK
73521
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Altus, Oklahoma 73521
POLLARD
Jerry Don Pollard, age 62, of Altus, passed away Thursday morning, August 21, 2014, at English Village Manor, in Altus.
Mr. Pollard was born on October 23, 1951, in Altus, to Earl Monte and Olga Faye (Sprabary) Pollard. After attending Eugene Field Elementary, Central Junior High and Southeast Junior High, Jerry graduated from Altus High, in 1969. Shortly after graduation, he joined the United States Navy, where he proudly served his country for the next six years. For four of those years, Jerry was on the Nuclear Submarine USS Lapon where he served as an Electronics Technician and Diver. His unit earned a Navy Unit Commendation (which is the same as a Silver Star) for their operations in the Mediterranean during the "Yom Kipper" war in 1973. His ship spent most of the time in the North Atlantic, Mediterranean and Caribbean around Cuba, Bermuda, Bahamas and the Virgin Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Before returning to Oklahoma he lived in the Phoenix, Arizona area. The last few years of his life he worked as a plant maintenance technician for manufacturing facilities.
Jerry was preceded in death by his mother, Olga Faye Pollard, a brother, Daniel Earl Pollard and a grandson, Johnathan Pollard. He is survived by three sons, Michael Pollard and wife Amanda of Las Vegas, Nevada, Jason Pollard of Las Vegas, Nevada and Rudy Hill and wife of Reno Nevada; two granddaughters, Paula Pollard of Las Vegas, Nevada and Winter Rose Hill of Reno, Nevada and one grandson Ben Hill of Reno, Nevada; his father, Earl Pollard of Altus; two brothers, Randy Pollard of Altus and Terry Pollard of Burneyville, Oklahoma and a special aunt, Dana Booker of Headrick, Oklahoma along with many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Jerry Don Pollard will be at 10 a.m., Monday, August 25, 2014, at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Synott Matthews and Pastor Greg Hawn officiating. Interment will follow at the Altus City Cemetery under the direction of Lowell-Tims Funeral Home of Altus.
The family will greet friends on Sunday from 4 until 5 p.m. at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home.
Online tributes may be made to the family at www.Lowell-Tims.com
For family and friends not able to attend the service, Lowell-Tims will provide a live web-cast of the service beginning at 9:58 a.m. Monday. Go to www.Lowell-Tims.com
08/24/2014
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
Visitation
Lowell-Tims Chapel
1100 East Tamarack Road
Altus
OK
73521
08/25/2014
10:00 AM
Funeral
Lowell-Tims Chapel
1100 East Tamarack Road
Altus
OK
73521
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