Class of 1954
1954 Maroon Spotlight
Jerry Braden
F.F.A. 50-54; Wrestling 50-54;
1954 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Jerry M. Braden plans to enter the Navy for four years of service and training after graduation from Perry high school. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Braden, route 1, Lucien, and was born in Lucien Jan. 31, 1936. Jerry attended grade school in Lucien before entering high school. He was a member of the Future Farmers of America and participated in wrestling.
Jerry Marvin Braden
January 31, 1936 – June 14, 1996
Jerry Braden, 60, died Friday, June 14, 1996, at his rural Lucien home.
Born on the Braden homestead on Jan. 31, 1936, he was the son of John and Blanche (Gorman) Braden. A 1954 graduate of Perry high school, Braden served with the United States Navy from 1954-74. He then was a civil service employee at a Naval shipyard.
He was a member of the National Rifle Association and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Braden was preceded in death by his mother, Vera Blanche (Gorman) Braden.
Survivors include his father, John, Lucien; and four sisters, Barbara Jones, Hartsville, SC, and Linda Tedder, Janet Hileman and Evonne Williams, all of Lucien.
Graveside rites were at 2 p.m. Monday at McGuire cemetery near Lucien with Rev. Paul Kang, pastor of the Lucien United Methodist church, officiating.