Jerry Clark Rector

Jerry Clark Rector, Jr., age 50 of Check passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017. Arrangements by Conner-Bowman Funeral Home, Rocky Mount. Jerry Clark Rector Jr. of Floyd County, left this world unexpectedly on Monday May 15, 2017 with the wind in his face and the sunshine on his back as he rode his Harley down the Virginia backroads in search of his next adventure! Jerry was a faithful member of Stonewall House of Prayer and T.R.A.S.H. ministries, and was a welder for Volvo Trucks of North America, a profession he truly loved and enjoyed. Jerry was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Amy McKay Rector; and father, Jerry Clark Rector Sr. Left to carry on his legacy are his children, Heather Spencer of Rocky Mount, Jeremy Rector, South Carolina, and Kim Rector, Ridgeway; grandchildren, Mackenzie Rector, Bentley Smith, Rosalee Smith, and Taylor and Reid Spencer of Rocky Mount; his mother, Mary Rector of Ridgeway; grandmother, Thelma Lankford, Martinsville; brothers, Kenny Thurman, Roanoke and Jason Rector, North Carolina; many other loved ones and friends. The family will receive friends on Saturday, May 20, 2017 from 10:00-11:00 AM, with the service to follow at 11AM in the Chapel of Conner-Bowman Funeral Home with Revs. Daniel Whitlock and Mike Price officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers the family request that you hug your loved ones a little tighter and remember that yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift, that’s why it’s called the present. Never a goodbye, just a "see ya later". Arrangements by Conner-Bowman Funeral Home, 62 VA Market Place Drive (Route 220 @ Wirtz Road), Rocky Mount.