Jerold L. “Jerry” Poe, 79, of Hutchinson, died July 20, 2025, at his home. He was born November 26, 1945, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Martin and Martha (Murphy) Poe.
Jerry graduated from Gardner High School in 1965. He obtained his bachelor’s in chemical engineering from University of Kansas in 1983. Jerry retired from being the technology director for Compass Minerals where he worked for 26 years. He was a laboratory consultant and then became the laboratory manager for Jacam Chemicals from 2016 to 2018. Jerry also owned and operated JLP Consulting since 2016.
On November 26, 1977, he married Susanne Narr in Gardner, Kansas. They shared 47 years of marriage before his death. He loved his family and his Lord.
Jerry had a great, crazy sense of humor that kept us laughing, even up to the end. He was a problem solver always ready with a helping hand. He will be greatly missed.
Jerry is survived by: beloved wife, Susie Poe; children, Amanda (Scott) Baughman, Kara (Wendy Byer) Poe, John (Carolyn) Poe, and Richard (Pam) Poe; siblings, Ruth (Walt) Hull, Bud (Carmen) Poe, and Anita Poe; 14 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Celebration of Life will be 2:30 p.m., Saturday, August 9, 2025, at the Shady Lane Cabin at Dillon Nature Center, 3002 E. 30th Ave, Hutchinson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Cancer Council of Reno County or St. Jude Children’s Hospital, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main St. Hutchinson, KS 67501.