Jerry Wayne HELTON

Jerry Wayne Helton, 65 of McMinnville, TN April 14, 2012. Son of the late Everett Cleveland "Jack" and Sue Underwood Helton, Jr. He was the owner of Southern Insurance Group, member of Christ's Family Church. He was a member of the 1965 TSSAA Basketball State Champions of Murfreesboro Central High School, Past President of McMinnville-Warren County Chamber of Commerce, Charter President of McMinnville Breakfast Rotary, President of Southern Insurance Group and was a teacher, deacon and shepherd at Christ's Family Church. He was a lay leader for walk to Emmaus. After being diagnosed with cancer in the 80's, he had a personal ministry of ministering to numerous other people coping with cancer. He was married to Freeda Ballew Helton January 14, 1995 who survives. Also surviving are children and spouses, Jeremy & Melissa Helton; Ripley, TN, Hilary Helton; Knoxville, TN, Cindy & Jeff Clabough; Cleveland, TN, Carla & Craig Foster; McMinnville, TN and Caryn & Larry Gibson; Olive Grove, CA, eight grandchildren, Lawson and Lake Helton, Christopher and Conner Clabough, Daulton and Danielle Foster and Hayley and Hope Gibson, brother Eddie and wife, Andy Helton; Murfreesboro, TN, mother-in-law, Margaret Ballew; McMinnville, TN and two nieces, Kelly Moss; Knoxville, TN and Abby Green; Murfreesboro, TN. Funeral service at 2:00 p.m. Monday in High's Chapel. Interment will follow in Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Gary Molloy and Don Vinson will officiate. Memorials may be made to Warren County Relay for Life or Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, c/o Gifts Processing PMB 407727, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240-7727.