Jerry Talbott

DANVILLE- Jerry D. Talbott, 78, of Danville passed this life surrounded by his family at 4:13am, Saturday, May 17, 2008 after a battle with cancer. He was born on February 5, 1930 in Armstrong, IL, the son of Ray L. and Margaret Maggie Kitts Talbott. Both deceased. Jerry married Frances R. Howard on Oct 4, 1974. Survivors include his wife Fran of 33 years, two sons; Rick (Gina) Talbott of Urbana, Il, and Mike (Danguole) Wesse of Westville. Three daughters; Chris (Carl) Meese of Danville, Kim (Todd) Jameson of Potomac, and Lori (Todd) Weese of Oakwood. His nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive him. Three brothers and a sister preceded Jerry in death. Jerry drove a semi for several companies for 20 years until purchasing his own truck and leasing it to Tarvin Trucking Company, with a special driver behind the wheel, Randy Potter. Jerry enjoyed the outdoors and working in the yard. He enjoyed meeting his friends at the Steak-n-Shake Restaurant in North Danville for coffee. He will be deeply missed by everyone that knew him.