Gerald Glenn "Jerry" Kingery, 53, of Independence MO, passed away on November 10, 2011. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, November 16, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, 2117 Independence Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64124. Cremation will follow. Online condolences may be offered at www.passantinobros.com.

Jerry is survived by his wife Melissa, children Lukeus and Jessica Kingery of the home, and Brian Kingery of Turner KS, and grandchildren Destiny and Kaden Kingery of Turner KS. He is also survived by his sisters Sheryll Laugen of MN, Shirley Prickett of IN, his brothers Franklin Kingery of NJ, Robert Kingery Jr. of IA, Lonnie Kingery of MO, and Steven Kingery of KS, his mother-in-law Sharon and father-in-law Randy Betterton, father-in-law Stanley and step-mother-in-law Bertha Mahurin of MO, several brother and sisters-in-law, many aunts, uncles and cousins, and many nieces and nephews.

Jerry was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Phyllis Kingery. He was a forklift operator at Premium Waters Inc. of KCKS and had worked in the Kansas City area including the City Market and Liberty Fruit Co. He will be missed by everyone who knew him.