Jerry Ross Fortner (12 Feb 1944 - 27 July 1995) Obituary

Jerry Ross Fortner (12 Feb 1944 - 27 July 1995) attended Hillcrest High School in Springfield, MO. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Jerry Ross Fortner (12 Feb 1944 - 27 July 1995).

Graduation Year	Class of 1962
Date of Passing	Jul 27, 1995
About	Services for Jerry Ross Fortner, 51, Springfield, will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Greenlawn Funeral Home North with burial in White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Mr. Fortner, a television engineer, was found at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday near Kimberling City. [Spfd News Leader dated August 2, 1995) Wednesday, August 2, 1995 KIMBERLING CITY / Springfield man's body found in lake by boater The body of a Springfield man who drowned last week has been recovered from Table Rock Lake. A boater found the body of Jerry R. Fortner, 51, about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday on the lake near Kimberling City in Stone County, The Missouri Water Patrol said. The body was floating in the same location the man drowned, the patrol said. Fortner drowned about 3:30 p.m. July 27 after he jumped from a boat to go swimming, the patrol said. The wind blew the boat away from Fortner before a life jacket could be thrown to him. [Spfd News Leader dated 02 Aug 1995]