Jerry Burl Vermillion

Midwest City, Oklahoma. Jerry was born August 24, 1938 in Elk City, Oklahoma to John and

Viola Vermillion. Jerry graduated from Elk City High School in 1956. While in high school,

Jerry played baseball and basketball. He then joined the Navy where he was stationed in Seattle

for his enlistment. After serving our country, Jerry worked for IBM and was a pioneer in the

computer science industry. Jerry demonstrated his entrepreneurial spirit by opening his own

computer business, OKC Data Services. Jerry finished out his professional career and eventually

retired from Oklahoma County.

Jerry was an avid coin collector and enjoyed educating his family about the value and

rarity of everyday currency. While not much of a gambler, Jerry loved to handicap horse races.

That was mostly derived of his love of horses, as evidenced by the pleasure he took from old

“Western” movies and novels. Jerry was also an avid bowler and enjoyed the many trips taken

and leagues competed in with his friends and family. His daughters often joke that they were

raised in the bowling alley. Jerry was a big sports fan and relished the OU Sooners. Jerry passed

that love along to his kids and grandchildren! BOOMER!!

Jerry's favorite vacation was the trip that he took with his wife and two daughters all the

way to California in the summer of 1986 for a national bowling tournament. They stopped at

nearly every wide spot in the road on the trip west. Their vacation was filled with treasured

memories of The Grand Canyon, The Painted Dessert, Carlsbad Caverns, Death Valley, Knotts

Berry Farm and Disney Land.

The thing that Jerry felt was his crowning achievement in life was his two daughters, four

grandchildren and two great grandchildren! Jerry was a great man, great friend and the best

Dad a child could hope to have!

Jerry was preceded in death by his parents (John and Viola); his brothers (Cliff, Curtis,

Tunk and TJ); his sisters (Betty Mincher and Joy French). Jerry was also preceded in death by

his oldest daughter Jennifer. Jerry wore a bracelet that never left his wrist, to honor her

memory. The family takes great peace in knowing that Jerry can be reunited with his daughter

and other family members we know he missed so dearly.

Jerry is survived by his daughter (Holly Vermillion), his grandchildren (Charley Daniels,

Jacob Daniels, Kaylee Daniels and Jevan Easterwood), his great grandchildren (Abby Daniels

and Jacksyn Daniels), his brother (Jim Vermillion and wife Barbara), and many nieces, nephews

and cousins.

Jerry was one of those very special people that rarely spoke ill of anyone else and it would

be challenging to find anyone that would speak ill of him. He was dearly loved by all that knew

him and will be missed greatly on a daily basis!!

A memorial service for Jerry will be held Wednesday, September 29, 2021 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home, 8805 NE 23rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73141.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.eisenhourfuneralhome.com for the Vermillion family.