Jerry Meier
A graveside service for Jerry Wayne Meier will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, at Greenwood Cemetery. A joyful celebration of life will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at the United Methodist Church, 817 N. 7th St. Weatherford.
Jerry was born in Watonga February 5, 1940, to Isaac and Alice (Brickman) Meier of Hitchcock. Raised on a farm by a devoted Christian family he learned the value and responsibility of hard work, problem solving, and a strong work ethic.
Jerry attended Hitchcock High School where he met Beverly Crain. They were married January 14, 1961.
From that short union a daughter was bom, Shelli Meier. Jerry farmed in Hitchcock for a while until drafted into the U.S.
Army. Upon discharge he settled in Weatherford.
He opened and managed several apartment complexes.
He also owned Jerry’s Recreational Center where he served charburgers, fries and sodas. It was a popular hangout for the college students. Jerry’s fun loving and adventurous nature got him into several scrapes as a young man, even so far as to be considered the black sheep of the family. In 1972, Jerry had a dramatic conversion when he dedicated his life to the Lord.
He became quite an example in the church because of his zeal to be an ambassador for Christ. June 8, 1975, he married Dorlas Allen and together they built their home in Weatherford.
In the 1980s he was instrumental in constructing the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Weatherford. Physical and financial support came from friends and family, many of whom became members of the church.
Jerry had an innate understanding of how to build and repair almost anything. For 40 years, the church never paid a repair bill. Jerry was a daredevil and loved adventure. He purchased a plane and taught himself to fly, snow and water skied up until age 82, and even learned how to ride a unicycle. He built a pool at his home and swam daily. Later he became interested in flying ultralight aircraft and started SkyBird Sales, where he bought and delivered ultralight aircraft around the country.
After spending time in Puerto Rico visiting his daughter and sonin- law, he purchased a small sailboat and taught himself to sail. Jerry passed away after a short illness March 8, 2024, at St Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City.
Jerry's greatest achievement was as an ambassador for Christ and he witnessed to everyone he spoke with.
He personally handed out 150 Signs magazine every month for 40 years and witnessed to thousands of people.
He was instrumental in leading many people to Jesus. He loved the Lord and he loved people. It was his desire to meet you all again at the resurrection of the dead, in Christ, and to live together on The New Earth-when God restores all that has been lost to all those that have accepted Jesus as Savior and Lord. So, on Jerry’s behalf, this isn’t goodbye, only “until then.”
Survivors include: his wife of 48 years, Dorlas Meier; daughter, Shelli Herd, of Oklahoma City; sister, Yvonne Dickerson, of Clarkston, Washington; step-daughter, Sheila Lindsey, of Weatherford; granddaughter, Amanda Popejoy and husband, William, of Edmond; step-grandson, Larry Booze, of Spokane, Washington; stepgranddaughter, Candance Thompson, of Colony; two great grandchildren, Benjamin and Bridgette Popejoy; three step-great grandchildren, Riley, Trigger and Paizley Thompson; two nephews, Randall Potter, of Seattle, and Merl Potter, of Alma, Arkansas; and niece, Michelle Witthouse, of Clarkston, Washington.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, Isaac and Alice Meier; grandson, Benjamin Kevin Herd; step-son, Nicky Thompson; and step-daughter, Vicky Thompson.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Weatherford.