Jerry “Scotty” Warrender, 85, of Washta passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at Cherokee Specialty Care.
Memorial services for Jerry will be held on Saturday, Aug. 15, at 10:30 a.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Visitation with the family present will take an hour prior to services beginning at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in Sunset View Cemetery at Washta. Ms. Sue Ritts will officiate. Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Washta Shoe Party (Washta Church of Faith Youth Ministry, c/o Nancy Parrott, PO Box 62, Washta, IA 51051-0062.) Jerry enjoyed helping with this event each year.
He was born July 29, 1940, in Cherokee, the youngest son to Dalgarno and Lois (Hind) Warrender.
Jerry graduated from Quimby High School in 1959. He lived in Cherokee County for his entire life.
He worked as a chartered bus driver for Arrow Stage Lines for 40 years, retiring in August 2016.
Jerry married Marcia Davis on Dec. 18, 1966, at Quimby Methodist Church. He attended Washta Church of Faith.
He enjoyed watching sports and western movies, listening to the scanner and visiting with people.
He was preceded in death by his wife Marty; his parents; his siblings: Jim, John, Alex and Mary Ann; a grandson, Lucas Tassin; and a great-granddaughter, Angel.
Jerry is survived by his children: Heather (Scott) McClelland of Des Moines; Bill (Tricia) of LeGrand; Josh (Amy) of Denver, Colo.; and Sarah, also of Denver; his grandchildren: Zachary and Brady McClelland, Tiffany Weis, Macy (Julien) Santiago, Alexis (Christian) Gonzales, Evan Warrender, Levi Tassin, Logan and Liberty Hemping and Shelby Clark; and his great-grandchildren: Rylan, Nevaeh and Everly Santiago, Lizabeth Weis, Bowden Gonzales and Leland and Finley Tassin; and by Marty’s siblings: Pat Hanson, Cheryl Schemmel and John (Nancy) Davis; many nieces and nephews.
