Picture of Jerry Sillyman
Jerry Sillyman

Jerry Dean Sillyman, age 85, passed away July 19, 2021, at Batesville, Ark. He was born April 23, 1936, on the family farm at Dykes, the oldest of three children born to Earl and Faye (Collins) Sillyman.

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