Jerry Don Emery Sr. died Dec. 11, 2016, in Enumclaw at the age of 69.

He was born April 30, 2016, in Chattanooga, Okla., to the late Ted and Ruby Emery.

He is survived by sons Rick Leonard of Auburn, Jerry (Janet) Emery Jr. and Theodore Emery, all of Auburn; daughters Yvonne (Fay) Moses of Auburn and Mary (Mitch) Leonard of Enumclaw; sister Barbara Holcomb of Pittburg, Texas; 47 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Emery; brothers Marshall and Eddie; and sister Caroline.

A funeral service took place at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Muckleshoot Pentecostal Church in Auburn with burial at Enumclaw Evergreen Memorial Park.

The service was directed by Weeks’ Funeral Home in Buckley.