Jerry Thomas Caldwell

October 16, 1954 - July 24, 2021

Services for Jerry Thomas Caldwell will be held Wednesday, July 28, 2021 10:00 AM at Wilson & Knight Funeral Home in Greenwood, MS.

Mr. Caldwell, age 66, died on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Merit Hospital in Biloxi, MS.

He was born on October 16, 1954 in Kosciusko, MS, to the late William Edward Thomas Caldwell and Barbara Flynn Caldwell. He worked at Express Grain for the past 43 years. He was a member of Riverside Baptist Church in Money, MS. He loved to fish and watch baseball, especially the Atlanta Braves. He was a loving grandfather to his grandchildren and many others. He is preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Cristin Nicole Caldwell, and brother, Ricky Caldwell.

He is survived by his wife, Ruby Adcock Caldwell of Carrollton, MS; two daughters, Dawn Caldwell of Carrollton, MS, and Jeri Bankston of Carrollton, MS; two sisters, Margaret Chester of Ocean Springs, MS, and Jeanne (Ray) Wise of Louise, MS; brother, Steve (Cheryl) Caldwell of Madison, MS; sister in law, Meryl Caldwell of Houma, LA; and three grandchildren, Michael Thomas Bankston, Cristin Renea Bankston, and Bristol Lynn Skutley.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Wilson & Knight Funeral Home. Rev. Lanny Haley will officiate the services. Pallbearers will be Michael Wayne Bankston, Matthew Ruscoe, Nathan Carpenter, Athan Shute, Laike Shute, Jim Hammer, and Russ Wise. Honorary Pallbearer will be George Floyd. Interment will follow in Mt Pisgah Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Leflore County Humane Society 1810 Cypress Ave Greenwood, MS 38930; Mt Pisgah Cemetery 679 County Rd 256 Carrollton, MS 38917; or to Gideons International www.gideonsinternational.org .

Wilson and Knight Funeral Home is in charge. Online guest book may be signed at www.wilsonandknight.com