Jerry Lynn Waller

September 26, 1937 - May 29, 2020

Jerry Lynn Waller, 82, of Kannapolis, joined our Lord and Savior on May 29, 2020. A funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Sam Crisp will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis. Mr. Waller was born September 26, 1937 in Kannapolis. He was a son of the late Lindsey M. Waller and Ethel Upright Waller. He attended AL Brown High School, Duke University for his Hospital Administration Degree, and Davidson College for Business Administration. He served in the US Army for 3 years as a Chemical Warfare Specialist. He served as Hospital Administrator at Huntersville Hospital until he retired. After retirement, he started a durable medical equipment company called Carolina Home Oxygen in 1980. While there, he helped to originate the NC state medical equipment association called NCAMES. His philanthropy projects focused on fundraisers for The Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis and other charities related to feeding children in need. His hobbies included being an avid golfer and a 2-time state MVP in Church softball. Jerry is survived by his wife of 62 years, Anita Louise Cashion Waller; and his four children, Danny L. Waller and wife Lauren, Craig B. Waller and wife Wendy, Anita Waller Howard and husband Doug and Steven P. Waller and wife Stephanie; 12 grandchildren; and 7 great grandchildren. Any memorials or honors may be sent to Cabarrus County Hospice, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081.