Jerry Wayne “Jute” Gautier, 79, died Jan. 11, 2019, in Bentonville, Arkansas.
A memorial service was held Saturday, Jan. 19, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pottsville.
Jerry was born Feb. 3, 1939, to Claud and Sybil Gautier in Killeen. He grew up in Hamilton with his four brothers and two sisters and graduated from Hamilton High School in 1958.
He served his nation in the United States Army, joined the Waco Fire Department in 1961 and worked as a firefighter until his retirement in 1999.