Jerry D. Feasby, 68 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2011 in the Vibra Hospital of Fort Wayne following a three week illness. He was born on Friday, December 3, 1943 in Van Wert County, Ohio the son of the late Willis K. Feasby and the late Myrtle M. (Baker) Feasby. He married Sharon S. Putman on August 6, 1983 in Monroeville, Indiana. Jerry was a 1963 graduate of Monroeville High School. For the past five years, he has served as the Commander of the Sons of the American Legion Post #420 in Monroeville where he was a member for twenty-two years. He was also the President of the Villa Nova Community Association. He retired in 1999 after thirty-six years as an overhead crane operator & die maker at Phelps Dodge Magnet Wire in Fort Wayne. Surviving are his wife, Sharon S. Feasby of Monroeville; son, Jerry D. (Susan) Feasby, Jr. of Monroeville; daughter, Julie S. (Roger) Zelt of Hoagland; son, Jeffery D. Feasby of Monroeville; son, Joey D. Feasby of Monroeville; step-son, Douglas M. (Kelly) Shinaberry of Decatur; brother, John H. Feasby of Fort Wayne; brother, Harold J. Feasby of Van Wert; brother, Wayne E. Feasby of Payne, Ohio; sister, Cleotha L. Hart of Monroeville; sister, Donna L. Martin of Monroeville; thirteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Preceding Jerry in death were a brother, Paul Feasby and a sister, Opal Marquardt. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2011 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel with Pastor Brent Hickman officiating. Interment will follow in the Monroeville Memorial Cemetery. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., Monday, December 19 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel, Monroeivlle. Preferred memorials are to Monroeville Volunteer Fire Department or Monroeville Church of the Nazarene.
