Jerry Dennis Fargis

Jerry Dennis Fargis, age 79, died July 19, 2018 at Hospice Home of Rockingham County with family at his side.  

A funeral service will be held at 2 PM on Sunday, July 22, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Woodlawn Cemetery.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service (1 - 2 PM) at Fair Funeral Home and other times at the home of his daughter, Amy Allen, 1432 Maryland Avenue in Eden.

Mr. Fargis was born July 13, 1939 to the late Howard and Matilda Sands Fargis.  He was a US Navy veteran and a member of Solid Rock Baptist Church.  Jerry was a former truck driver with Allied Van Lines.

He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Janice Fargis of the home;  three children, Amy Allen (Jerry) of Eden, Jerry Fargis (Donna Kingston) of Stoneville, Victoria Bateman (Joseph) of Morganton;  mother of his children, Thelma Fargis of Eden;  sister, Georgia Akers of Locke, NY;  several nieces and nephews;  two step-children and four step-grandchildren of Ocala, FL;  five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Barbara Sue Higgins, Dorothy Akers and Joann Baron.

Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com