Gleason, Jerry A. Jerry Arnold Gleason, age 76 of White Cloud, with his wife and daughters by his side, crossed over to Heaven on Friday, February 16, 2007 after suffering a short time from pancreatic cancer. Jerry was born on March 23, 1930 along the banks of the Pere Marquette River, west of Bitely to Gerald and Loretta (Enderley). Jerry is a descendent of the Gleason brothers of Ohio who first settled in Beaver Township in the1850s and help found the Volney settlement. He grew up in the Hard Scrabble/Bitely area where he attended the Shaw School Jerry worked as a logger in his early years and then started work as a nailer at the Briggs Lumber Company in White Cloud in the mid 1950s until his retirement at the closing of the lumber mill in the 1990s. Jerry was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church in White Cloud and enjoyed playing gospel music with local musicians at many of the communities nursing homes and gospel jamborees. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Jerry was always recognized for his ready smile and great sense of humor. He was loved by many younger people of the White Cloud area who looked up to him as a father figure in their lives. He will be sadly missed but we rejoice in the fact that he has received his Heavenly reward for a job well done here on Earth. He is survived by his loving wife, Eva Louise of White Cloud; his daughters, Deborah Marker of Newaygo; Cynthia (Robert) Delmont of Belmont; Beth Ann (Anthony) Carnegie of White Cloud; sisters, Nita (Al) Tinkham of Fremont; Lorena (Robert) Payne of Walkerville; son-in-law, Larry A. Marker; stepdaughter, Dori (Robert) Dye of Newaygo; stepchildren, Donald (Connie) Scott of Sparta; Robert (Sue) Scott of Wisconsin; Judy (Gordy) Newberry of Croton; Betty (Lavern) Pierce of Twin Lake; Everett (Linda) Scott of Grand Haven; his grandchildren, Melissa (Greg) Love of Newaygo; Crystal (Daniel) Hardy of Newaygo; Michael (Jenifer) Carnegie of Fremont; Jerry Carnegie of Mt. Pleasant; Amber, Benjamin, Celina and Delia Delmont of Belmont; Erica (Shain) Tucker of Grand Rapids. Jerry was preceded in death by his wives, Vida Irene Bridges and Patricia Ann McDonald; his parents, Gerald and Loretta Gleason; 2 brothers, Edward and Guy Gleason. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 from the Christ Lutheran Church in White Cloud with Rev. Richard Hoogerhyde presiding with interment in the White Cloud Cemetery. Friends may consider the Christ Lutheran Church Organ Fund for memorial contributions in memory of Jerry. Friends may also send a condolence or share a memory online at www.crandellfh.com. Click here to post a condolence or memory of Jerry on-line Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. What a blessing to have known Jerry and treasured his friendship as well as that of all his family. We will miss the music.....the gospel music and the music Jerry brought into our life! LeRoy and Hope Stratton LeRoy Jr , Ada and Kody and Jesse Jeffrey and Teresa Stratton and Matteo