Geraldine Pinkerton
Geraldine Pinkerton. Photo: Boyer Funeral Home

Geraldine Pinkerton, 79, of Bainbridge, Ohio, passed 12:40 a.m., Sunday, November 8, 2026, at Adena Regional Medical Center, Chillicothe.

Geraldine was born June 4, 1947, in Magoffin County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Pard Montgomery and Missouri (Russell) Montgomery Lewis. On July 31, 1968, she was united in marriage to Jerry Pinkerton, Sr, who preceded her in death February 12, 1998.

She is survived by three children, Julie (Shawn) Chandler, Gwen (Danny) Thompson, and Jerry Pinkerton, Jr.; two grandchildren, Briar (Jacquelyn) Thompson and Luke (Allison) Chandler; a great-grandchild, Lukas Gray Chandler and another, Oklahoma Ray Chandler, on the way; a step-grandchild, Shawn Matthew Chandler; step-great-grandchild, Shawn Kenneth Chandler; and two siblings, Phyllis Nickell and Bill (Ellen Ison) Montgomery.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and three siblings, Rozena Ward, Wilma Donahue, and Windle Montgomery.

Geraldine was a Waverly High School graduate and was a factory worker. She enjoyed watching sports, especially basketball, and riding to town to get “The Colonel”.

Funeral Services will be held 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at Boyer Funeral Home with Pastor Emerson Montgomery. Burial will follow at Smith Hill Cemetery, Piketon, Ohio.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until the beginning of the funeral on Wednesday at the funeral home in Waverly.

Full service details and the family guest book are available at Boyer Funeral Home.

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