Charles Gerald “Jerry” Albin, Liberty, Mo
Former Emporia resident Charles Gerald “Jerry” Albin died Thursday, May 31, 2007, at the Liberty Terrace Care Center in Liberty, Mo. He was 80.
Mr. Albin retired as an engineer with the Santa Fe Railroad in 1986. He had been the owner and operator of Jerry’s Floor Coverings and did remodeling. He was a Navy veteran of World War II.
The son of Charles H. and Susi Edna Mast Albin, he was born in Toledo.
Mr. Albin was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emporia and the Catholic church in Havasu, Ariz., and the Knights of Columbus. He also was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion Post 5, both in Emporia.
He is survived by three sons, Charles Albin of Smithville, Mo., William F. Albin of Henderson, Nev., and Bobby Albin of Tucson, Ariz.; two daughters, Joyce Lynne Schmidt of Smithville, Mo., and Janet Carol Quintero of Milwaukee, Wis.; a brother, Ernest B. Albin of Lebo; three sisters, Jane McIlvain of Emporia, Nora McKell of Joplin, Mo., and Marilyn Foster of Mobile, Ala.; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A son, Michael Stephen Albin; a brother Olan Albin; and a sister, Wilma Davis, died earlier.
The Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Emporia. Mr. Albin was cremated.
Memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society may be sent in care of the D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Church-Archer-Pasley Funeral Home, 119 E. Franklin St., Liberty, MO 64068.
Messages to the family may be left at www.dwnewcomers.com.