ELIZABETHTON - Reverend Jerry Emert, age 81, of Elizabethton, Tennessee went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 13, 2020 from the Hillview Health and Rehab Center. Jerry was born in Washington County, Tennessee to the late Mike and Blanche Johnson Emert. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Emert; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, two brothers-in-law and a nephew.
Reverend Emert was retired from J.E. Green Construction, where he had served as a supervisor and was a United States Army veteran. He was a member and a former pastor of 30 years of Charity Hill Free Will Baptist Church and enjoyed visiting people in the hospital. Reverend Emert had played baseball in High School and still enjoyed watching it when he could. He also loved to fish, watching old westerns, NasCar and Tennessee Volunteer sports.