Graveside services to celebrate his life will be 11:00 AM Wed., Oct.7, 2015 at Resthaven Memory Gardens-Oklahoma City

Jerrell was born on April 3, 1932 in Ardmore, OK to James & Eva Nutt. He served his Country in the Navy for 4 years, fighting in the Korean War. Afterwards, he worked for Boeing for 15 years on various projects including multiple classified NASA assignments. He is honored at The Smithsonian museum for the Apollo Space Program. After Boeing, Jerrell worked as a truck driver, eventually retiring in 1997. He enjoyed camping with his family & anything to do with mechanics. Jerrell met his wife Pat in Texas & they married Oct. 31, 1955. This Oct. would have been 60 years of marriage for the couple. He is preceded in death by daughter, Christine, 5 brothers &1 sister. Jerrell is survived by his loving wife, Pat, sister, Geneva, son, Bill & wife, Mary of Atlanta, son, Ben of WA, son, Cliff & wife, Elizabeth of Tulsa, son, Jerrell D. of OKC, 11 Grandchildren, & 5 Great Grandchildren. He loved his family & he will be dearly missed.