Gerald “Jerry” Traylor, 77, of Carrollton, Ga., passed away on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. He was born July 18, 1935, in Woodland, Ala., the son of the late Emmett Traylor and Lila Johnson Traylor.

He was a retired crane operator with The Manitowoc Company with 25 years of service. He was a U. S. Army veteran and a member of the Ridgeway Baptist Church in Franklin, Ga.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Robert Randy Traylor, and step-grandson, Brandon Aaron Wilborn.

Survivors include children, Teresa and Frankie Wilborn of Carrollton, Shenia, John, J. B. and Everett Glass of Menlo, Samantha and Robert Patterson of Carrollton, Brandon, Karen and Lucas Adams of Summerville, Ga., and Tony Mills of Menlo, Ga.; significant other, Roxy Allen; and 15 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with the Revs. David Daniel and Malcolm Harris officiating. Those serving as pallbearers were Robert Patterson Jr., Paul Lyons, Tony Mills, Steve Daniel, Ricky Daniel and Robert Patterson Sr. Interment followed in Heflin Memorial Gardens in Heflin, Ala.

Messages of condolences may be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com.

Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel, Carrollton.