Mr. Cullum, Jerry, 18th of March, 1950 to 24th of November, 2021. Texas city of Fort Worth – Jerry Ray Cullum, who was 71 years old at the time of his death, passed away home on November 24, 2021, with his wife by his side.
He had been battling cancer for a very long time.
It was on March 17, 1950 in Fort Worth that Jerry Cullum was born to his parents, Olen and Josephine Cullum. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas Wesleyan University after graduating from Paschal High School.
At the age of 19, Jerry was introduced to Sheila Beeman West Side Story at Casa Manana was the location of their first date, and one year later, in 1973, they tied the knot at the Botanic Gardens. Jerry has been a proud resident of Fort Worth for his entire life.
Not only did he spend a significant amount of time serving at Wedgwood Baptist Church, but he was also an original Sugar Daddy at Bruce Shulkey Elementary School. Lately, he took his retirement from the position of his dreams at TCU. He had a lengthy career at Lockheed Martin before he started working at TCU.
Jerry’s passion for working on vehicles, notably his 1965 Mustang, was a driving force in his life.
He had a smile that was infectious, a collection of suspenders that was extensive, a passion for creating pancakes and root beer floats, a collection of suspenders that was extensive, a love for golfing and videography, and a deep affection for his grandchildren. The love that God has for all people is still reflected in him, and his family continues to feel it.
Olen and Josephine, Jerry’s parents, passed away before him. Jerry was the only child. He is survived by his wife, Sheila; his son, Casey, and his wife, Diana; his daughter, DeDe, and her husband, Jamil; his grandkids, Gabriel, Abraham, Mariam, Dorothea, Josephine, and Chadwick; and his brothers, Clifford and Louis, in addition to his extended family.
Jerry is survived by his daughters, Christine Cullum Dodd and her husband Dwain of Swifton, Arkansas, and Melissa Cullum Fassoth and her husband William of Dyer, Indiana; his sons, Jeremy Cullum and his wife Kim of Paragould, Arkansas, and Tyler Cullum and his wife Jayque of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas; his brothers, Jack Cullum and Gene Cullum and his wife Diane, both of O’Kean; and his sister, Jody Woodard and his wife Jayque of Stokes; his sisters, Myrlene Lowery of Lucerne, California, and Pearline Reb of Corning, Arkansas; and his five grandchildren, Savanna, Devin, Kenneth, Hannah, and AisLyn.
