Paul Geralds

Paul Geralds 81 of Glasgow and formally of Louisville, KY died Saturday May 30, 2009 at T. J. Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow. He was born in Lakeland, FL the son of the late Jesse T. and Mary Franklin Geralds. Mr. Geralds was retired from General Electric in Louisville after 33 years of service and was a U. S. Army veteran of WWII. He was a Mason, a member of Abraham Lodge #8 F&AM in Louisville and a member and Deacon at the Beaver Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Barren County. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Erika; a son Michael E. Geralds (Deborah) of Marion, Iowa; a daughter Susan K. Geralds of Louisville; a sister Mary Emma Kaiser and a half sister Nina Ann Gambrel both of Louisville; 6 grandchildren, Jonathon, Justin (Jill), Eric, Sherri (Wendell), Celeste and Emily; 3 great-grandchildren, Katelan, Bryan and Jack; a daughter-in-law Judy Geralds of Louisville; a son-in-law Joseph Hillerich of Louisville and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son Paul T. Geralds, a daughter Norma L. Hillerich, 3 brothers and a sister. Funeral services will be 11:00am Wednesday June 3, 2009 at the A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home with burial in the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 3pm til 8pm at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of memorial contributions to: The Hematology Program, James Graham Brown Cancer Center, 529 S. Jackson St., Louisville, KY 40202 or the American Heart Assn., or the Diabetes Assn. or the Beaver Creek Missionary Baptist Church.