Birth date: Aug 5, 1931 Death date: Mar 22, 2026
Jerrold "Jerry" Watkins, 94, of Columbus Grove, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2026. He was born on August 5, 1931, to the late Kenneth M. and Gynyth J. (Wentz) Watkins. On November 4, 1977, he married Phyllis (Pfleiderer) Watki Read Obituary
What a guy!....when i first got out of high school in 66 he would fly me an a coupla other "hoods" to columbus to the car auction ...he would buy cool cars for us to drive back to the grove!...he went out to see evil Knievel jump the canyon!...he always did cool stuff!...always had the baddest harley...even had a pontiac dealership in grove for a while...little wonder with the great dad he had!!...but that's another story ..jerry will live on in many folks memories ..
While working at the funeral Jerry would always come ahead of family to pay his respects, he also had a notebook he “kept score” in.
To the best step father anyone could ask for. Such a wonderful human being and dad. Totally missed always. Always in my heart. Lori
My heartfelt sympathy and love to his family and friends in the loss of "the King", There will never be another like him to fill his work boots......or enjoy the laughter with him at the "garage".
There are many, many stories of some of the King's adventurous travels, a few in the air and also on the ground, I've heard a couple of them and laughed till I cried......know only Jerry could or would attempt them. Wish a memoir would be written about his life and adventures..........it would be a best seller for sure!!!.
He will definitely be missed by many families and many, many friends....but...... we all have many good memories of " the King" !!
Susan Miller Witteborg
The staff of Putnam County Hospice sends our deepest sympathy for your loss. We will keep Jerrold and all his family and friends in our thoughts and prayers.
