Sometime between 1952 and 1955, Jerome married Loretta M. Floyd of Savannah. I haven't been able to find a marriage record for these two, but there is a Savannah Directory entry that shows Loretta as Jerome's wife in 1955, but in 1951, Jerome is listed without a wife and in 1953, Loretta is still Loretta Floyd. Below is the 1955 listing showing them as married,
and the 1953 listing of Loretta, one of the many Floyds in the Savannah Directory that year.
and the 1953 listing of Loretta, one of the many Floyds in the Savannah Directory that year.
Loretta and Jerome stayed married until his death in 1972, as far as I have been able to determine. Then she lived another 30 years, dying February 7, 2002 as Loretta Sternberg. Below is her brief obituary that appeared in the Savannah Morning News:
Loretta Sternberg
Guyton - Loretta Sternberg, 94, died Tuesday, Feb. 5 at Westview Nursing Center. She was a homemaker and a member of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. Survivors: her niece and nephew, Carolyn & Cecil Zeigler of Guyton and numerous great nieces and nephews. Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Effingham Chapel (912) 754-6421
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