Jerome Tillman Burdison

December 23, 1946 - December 29, 2019

Jerome (Jerry) Burdison, passed away suddenly on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019. He was born Dec. 23, 1946, in Memphis, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Carol Reginelli Burdison; three stepdaughters, Amy Bain (Patrick) of Nashville, Tenn., Gail Durham (John) of Counce, Tenn., and Toni Pugh (Peter) of Collierville, Tenn.; and four grandchildren, Haley, Madison, Anthony, and Evan. He was a communicant of St. Michael Catholic Church in West Memphis and was a lifetime member of the West Memphis Search and Rescue. He was past president of Esperanza BBQ Festival in Marion, a Fourth Degree Member of the Knights of Columbus, served as District Deputy of the Knights of Columbus, and he was a member of Council 616 of the Knights of Columbus in Memphis. He was an Air Force veteran and served in Vietnam. Mr. Burdison loved his country and his family. He will be missed greatly by his friends and family. Visitation will be Saturday, January 11, from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., at St. Michael Catholic Church in West Memphis with Mass at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be Friday, January 17, 2020, at West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Germantown, TN at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Michael Catholic Church in West Memphis or to Operation BBQ Relief by going to https://operationbbqrelief.org/apis/volunteer/donation?type=memoriam