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Gerald C. Bain

Date of Death: December 31, 1969

Gerald C. “Jerry” Bain

Gerald Carlyle “Jerry” Bain, 75, of Frederick County, Virginia, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at home.

Mr. Bain was born in 1937 in Pound, Virginia, the son of the late Ulmer and Marie Bain. He was a graduate of Mount Vernon High School in Alexandria. Mr. Bain was a Veteran having served in the Coast Guard where he was a Lighthouse Manager in Pedasi, Panama. He achieved the rank of E-4 (Electronics Specialist and Radar Specialist). He was a Building Equipment Mechanic with Verizon retiring in 2002. Mr. Bain attended the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Winchester and was member of the NRA and TEA Party.

Mr. Bain enjoyed hunting, fishing and the challenge of living a self-reliant lifestyle. He took pride in sharing that knowledge with his family. Gerald loved to travel and after living in a variety of states, he and his wife were able to spend several years travelling across country, a lifelong dream.

He married Jacqueline Arlene Spangenberg, daughter of the late Don and Ada Spangenberg of Hamilton, Ohio on May 6, 1958 in Alexandria, Virginia.

Surviving with his wife are two daughters, Linda Bain Chumbley and husband, Noel, of Little Elm, Texas, Catherine Bain Kell and husband, James, of Burleson, Texas; son, Michael H. Bain of Middletown, Virginia; grandchildren, Errin Chumbley, Justin McEnaney, Sarah Silvius and Jeffrey Kell; great grandchildren, Amira Van Hook and Dylan Silvius; brothers, Roger Bain and wife, Vivian, of Front Royal, and Kendall Bain and wife, Candy, of Winchester.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, prior to the service, from 4:00-5:00 PM at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.

A memorial service will be conducted at 5:00 PM on Saturday, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel with Pastor Wayne Spangenberg officiating.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Winchester, Virginia, 22601 or Winchester Seventh-day Adventist Church P.O. Box 3206, Winchester, Virginia 22604.

Please view obituaries and tribute wall at www.ompsfuneralhome.com.

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Gerald C. “Jerry” Bain Gerald Carlyle “Jerry” Bain, 75, of Frederick County, Virginia, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at home. Mr. Bain was born in 1937 in Pound, Virginia, the son of the late Ulmer and Marie Bain. He was a graduate of Mount Vernon High School in Alexandria. Mr. Bain was a Veteran havingContinue Reading

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public.user left a message on January 30, 2013:
Aunt Jackie, Linda (Noel), Cathy (James) & Mike our thoughts and prays are with you at this time of your loss. Uncle Jerry will be always remembered by us as more than an uncle. He was a educator & counselor. He became a father figure to us after we lost our father's. Knowing him has made us better persons, since our first visit to Virginia in 1993 and with the many visits that followed. He shared his life knowledge, love & many facts and stories of how to better our self. He will be very missed by us. Your nephew, niece & cousin with love, Bobby & Norma Sechrist
Norma Sechrist left a message on November 22, 2012:
Aunt Jackie, Linda (Noel), Cathy (James) & Mike our thoughts and prays are with you at this time of your loss. Uncle Jerry will be always remembered by us as more than an uncle. He was a educator & counselor. He became a father figure to us after we lost our father's. Knowing him has made us better persons, since our first visit to Virginia in 1993 and with the many visits that followed. He shared his life knowledge, love & many facts and stories of how to better our self. He will be very missed by us. Your nephew, niece & cousin with love, Bobby & Norma Sechrist
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