Palestine High School Alumni Association

08 / 20 / 1964  –  05 / 14 / 2003

Services for Jerry Pharis, 38, of Palestine, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Herrington/Land of Memory Chapel with the Rev. Ricky and Terry Smith and family officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Cemetery.

Mr. Pharis died Wednesday in Hospice Home Place in Tyler after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born August 20, 1964 in Palestine to the Rev. Johnny Pharis and Velma Crutcher Pharis.

Mr. Pharis was a Christian and had lived in Palestine all his life. He was a graduate of Palestine High School. He had worked 18 years as a driller in the oil field industry.

He is survived by his wife, Felicia Annette Pharis; twins, Dustin Neal Pharis and Hattie LaShell Pharis; parents; sisters, Pam Taylor, Elizabeth Harris and Cindy Callaway; and grandmother, Thelma Crutcher, all of Palestine.

Pallbearers will be Kenny Callaway, Brandon Harris, Greg Taylor, David Crutcher, Ricky Farmer, Bryan Mersiovsky, Kenny Lyons and Kelly Moore.

Honorary pallbearers will be Chad Holmes, Richard Hand and Billy Morton.

Condolence calls will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Source: Palestine Herald-Press 05-16-2003