Jerry Gatch, 70, of Orange, passed away on May 17, 2017.

Memorial services will be 12:30pm, Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at Houston National Cemetery in Houston.

Born in Beaumont, Texas, on September 22, 1946, he was the son of Lloyd Jordan and Doris Craig Authement. Jerry served in U.S Army during the Vietnam war.

He is preceded in death by his father, Lloyd Jordan; mother, Doris Authement; and step-father James Authement.

He is survived by his children, Rhonda Gatch Adams and Jerry Craig Gatch II; brothers, Tom Gatch, Randy Authement, and Ricky Authement; sister, Dolly Authement Covington..