Gerald Leroy "Jerry" Gilbert, 76 of Elizabethtown, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Hardin Memorial Hospital. He was born in Junction City, KS and raised in Vine Grove, where he graduated from Vine Grove High School in 1954. He worked at the Printing Plant at Fort Knox for over 20 years. He was a PGA Golf Professional for over 30 years and was the Project Manager for Kerry Landing Golf Course in Marshall County, KY in 1996. He was a high school and college basketball official in Kentucky for over 25 years. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Tammy Gilbert; his parents, William Calvin and Thelma Lucille Cox Gilbert; a brother, Larry Gilbert and a sister, Jeannie Riddle. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Sherry Gilbert; one son, Eric Todd Gilbert of Elizabethtown; three daughters, Rhonda (Jeffrey) Pitts, Sherrill Ann Wycoff and Jennifer Leigh Gilbert all of Elizabethtown; two brothers, David (Dottie) Gilbert of Louisville and Billy Gilbert of Lexington; three sisters, Lynne (Jimmy) Sims of Killeen, TX, Patsy Sharkey of Elizabethtown and Barbara (Norbert) Skees of Hodgenville; three grandsons, Jay (Jen) Pitts, Zachary (Bailey) Pitts both of Louisville and Jaxson Clifford Duvall of Mammoth Cave; one great grandson, Preston James Pitts of Louisville. The funeral will be Saturday at 12 noon at St. James Catholic Church with Rev. Chuck Walker officiating. Burial will follow in Elizabethtown Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday and continue after 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Brown Funeral Home. Condolences may be expressed online at www.brownfuneral.com.

Visitation:

Friday, April 4, 2014 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Brown Funeral Home

Service:

Saturday, April 5, 2014 starting at 12:00 PM
St. James Catholic Church