Fellow HAMB'er killed in his Henry J....(updated p.7)

Jerry used to live up this way (Columbia-Jeff.city area), he has ALOT of hot rod buddy`s and family up here.

We tried to get ahold of someone yesterday but everyone was already gone toward Joplin.

I`m going to make a call to information and see if I can atleast find a place to send a donation. I`ll let you guy`s know if I findout anything.

 

Is anyone local?
Or know his family?
Maybe he belonged to a local car club?

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Is there appropriate protocol for this kind of thing?

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Some people request,in lieu of flowers,a donation be made to a specific charity.
This would frequently be included in an Obituary.

 

yes, thanks****dragger,

please post the info on the funeral, I would like to send flowers..

it would be awsome if we all did.

Paul

 

From the Joplin Globe site:

Joplin Published: 2004-04-05

Jerry W. Branson Jerry W. Branson, 54, a retired insurance salesman, passed away Friday, April 2, 2004. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary, Joplin. Burial will be in Little Sandy Cemetery, Toronto, Kan. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary.

 

Sean, do you know where Jerry's accident occurred? I left Rolla at 4:00PM on Friday evening headed West on I-44 to the Southwest Nats at OK City. About 1/2 mile East of Mt. Vernon, Mo. there was a terrible accident in the eastbound lane. I told brother one of the vehicles looked like it might have been a rod or older car, it was over the embankment and I couldn't tell for sure. Just wondering!!! I visited with Jerry quite awhile at the HAMB Drags last year. He was a good guy and will be missed. Sam

 

OK fella`s, here`s what I was just told...

Jerry`s funeral is at 11:00am, burial at 3pm on Wednesday in Toronto Kansas. Dont know where...?

He`s at Thornhill Dillon Mortuary in Joplin, Phone number is: 417-623-4567

Contributions can be made in his name to:
Cheif CrazyHorse Monument
Custer,South Dakota

I think the monument thing is a well deserved and cool idea.
Who knows, if we got enough money together,maybe they would put a plaque somewhere in Jerry`s name as a large contributer!

Flowers are also good....lets get something together, I`m in!

 

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Sean, do you know where Jerry's accident occurred? I left Rolla at 4:00PM on Friday evening headed West on I-44 to the Southwest Nats at OK City. About 1/2 mile East of Mt. Vernon, Mo. there was a terrible accident in the eastbound lane. I told brother one of the vehicles looked like it might have been a rod or older car, it was over the embankment and I couldn't tell for sure. Just wondering!!! I visited with Jerry quite awhile at the HAMB Drags last year. He was a good guy and will be missed. Sam

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That may have been it. Tommy told me the mile marker, but I forgot it by the time I updated the post. Tommy was told that Jerry's wreck happened right in front of a Shop called "Hillbilly Heaven Hot Rods", or "Hot Rod Heaven", something like that....

Whoever Tommy got his information from said that Jerry's family was in pretty good shape as far as Money goes, but said that Jerry was Diabetic and suggested that donations could also be made to the American Diabetes****ociation in Jerrys name.

 

Ok,

Since I didn't hear anyone else speak up, I just ordered a flower arrangement from All Seasons Florists (owned by Randy Sahasky, a friend of Jerry's). I probably spelled Randy's last name wrong.

The card will read "From your friends on the H.A.M.B."

I paid $106.83 for it and put it on my Visa. A hundred bucks should send something pretty nice.

If anyone out there wants to send me a buck in the mail to go towards paying for this send it to:

Mike Atchley
1595 County Road 256
Columbia, Missouri 65201-1711

And if no one sends me a cent I'll survive. It's the thought that counts. I hope this didn't step on anyone's toes. Sorry if it did.

If I collect more than the flowers cost I'll either send the rest to Ryan or Jerry's family/charity, whichever y'all want.

 

Sean, that's exactly where I saw the accident. It was a dusk and hard to see. There were ambulances and fire trucks driving in the median to get around traffic. I didn't stop. Guess there wasn't anything I could have done anyway. Atch, thanks for taking care of the flowers. Sam

 

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i hate hearing about ANY human being dying,,the media waters death down alot..which is something we should think about alot more....but when someone dies doing what they love or being in a ride that the love with there whole heart,it makes me very very sad,for them and their familys.

sad to hear this..and i wish the best to his family...

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I don't think I can say it any better than that.

A real bummer...

p.s. It ain't much but some cash on the way for the flowers

 

God bless him and his family.

 

Atch, thanks for stepping up to the plate and doing what needed to be done. Flower donation money is on the way to you.

 

Very nice, Atch. I'll send a couple of bucks out, tomorrow, to you. The offer still stands for a raffle/auction piece. I'm gonna go out in the shop tonight and see about getting something going for it. This kind of thing always reminds me of a really close friend I lost almost 4 years ago, due to a bike accident.

 

i don't have a paypal account, but if someone that does wants to volunteer to collect $ and forward it along that might make it easier for folks.

and per Ryan above, i'll send any overage to the family.

 

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atch, send the rest to the family - not the HAMB.

Do you have a paypal account?

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Yes, I would like to donate as well and paypal is the fastest way.....

HC

 

Same here Atch.....we will send ya a few shekels for our part...
If the family is doing okay, perhaps the HAMB can utilize a raffle for a Diabetes donation ?

 

My condolences to his family and wife. BS

 

I am volunteering to collect the paypal donations. send it to prolynx@roddingroundtable.com and I will forward it to atch on friday.

 

I dont have much extra time on my hands, I just happen to be off today, I`m getting ready to start adding onto my house so I am BUSY.
BUT, I do have a paypal account and I will collect for you and get the leftovers to Jerry`s cousin David Pace, I`m sure he would make sure it got to the family.

Does that work for you Atch? If so I`ll give out my paypal number.

 

Sorry Fatcat, I`m a little slow.
I do live close to the action if you dont want to mess with it....up to you.

 

<font color="red">Sorry to here .......one thing this post brings to my mind is this.....all alot of folks see when they see us doing a smokey burn out or as we are getting pulled over is a bunch of roughneck****holes ....if they could only see the other side from the generosity of the folks on this post.............put up the paypal account I am in.......good to see folks helping out ......

R E D M E A T </font>

 

Atch : Thank You for doing the flowers. Just sent you $5.00 (Pay-Pal) to help out. Thanks Howard

 

Sad news indeed. Although I never met Jerry, I feel he's a brother to us all. RIP

I'll drop a check in tomorrow's mail.
Thanks for picking up the ball.

 

turns out i do indeed have a paypal account. i guess that's from when i used paypal to pay for the hokey****ed cookbook.

i don't know how to use it or how the money gets to me, but snapper figured it out that i do have one.

i guess it's under willie.atchley@med.va.gov, so if anyone is inclined to donate here's a way with paypal. and if anyone has already sent to fat cat's paypal account i'm sure he will forward it along, too.

can someone out there send me a pm telling me how paypal works for the recipient?

 

Here's their web page. You have to log in - if you've forgotten your login info they'll help you.

http://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_home



Mutt

 

Does he have any kids? ages, maybe something on that end as well for helping out, any info appreciated.


Joe

 

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Sorry Fatcat, I`m a little slow.
I do live close to the action if you dont want to mess with it....up to you.

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Looks like atch has it covered. I did it because I don't realy have much to do right now what with no job to keep me busy. So if anyone needs some help let me know.

 

Damn, damn, damn. The first HAMBer to die, in my recollection.

My deepest sympathies to the family.