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Jerome Lee Eaton

Born: 01/19/1948
Died: 01/02/2007
Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Davis & Powell Funeral Home and after 1:00 p.m. Friday, Berea Baptist Church
Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m. Friday, Berea Baptist Church
Interment: Berea Cemetery



Jerome Lee Eaton, age 58 of Berea, died Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at his home. He was a native of Berea and a member of the Berea Baptist Church. He was an employee of NACCO Materials Handling Group in Berea and worked at Parker Seal and for Bob McMahan for many years. He was a member of the 1966 class of Berea High School and attended Eastern Kentucky University. Mr. Eaton was a former member of the Berea Rotary Club, Toastmasters, Berea Jaycees and the Berea Volunteer Fire Department.


He is survived by: his wife, Rieta Botkin Eaton of Berea; daughter, Andrea (Jermaine) Eaton-Jackson of Nashville, Tn.; sons, Joel (Louise) Eaton of Berea and Jason (Kristy) Eaton of Lexington; mother, Sarah Cain Eaton of Berea; sisters, Tammie Williams of Berea and Lottie (Dr. Michael) Sanders of Lake Wales, Fla; grandchildren, Marriah, Tanner and Seth Eaton, Brayden and Bryce Jackson.


Funeral services for Mr. Eaton will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Berea Baptist Church with Rev. Kevin Slemp officiating. Burial will be in the Berea Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Thursday at Davis & Powell Funeral Home and after 1:00 p.m. Friday at the church. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the building fund of the Berea Baptist Church.


Pall bearers will be Jermaine Jackson, Roy Turley, James Cooke Witt, Don Brumley, Billy Wallace and Larry Harrison. Honorary pallbearers will be Dale Lainhart, Bob McMahan, Charles Lincks,Robert Davidson and Larry Linville.