Jerry Floyd Marhofer was born in 1939 and passed away in 2023. 

Jerry Floyd Marhofer was born in 1939 in Houston, Texas during World War II. As a young boy, he would go to Kansas to spend summers with his grandparents. His grandfather called him “Cowboy,” and thus began Jerry’s love for horses.

As a young boy, Jerry attended the Baptist Church. In his teen years, he participated in bull riding but then moved on to cutting horses. Jerry was a Mason and Shriner. He graduated from Austin High School in Houston, Texas. He went to college at Texas A&M University in College Station, Sam Houston State University in Huntsville and U of H in Houston. Jerry worked with his dad in the convenience store in Spring, where he lived. He would train young people to ride and show horses, all while raising four children.

Jerry was asked to begin a Cutting Horse Association in Madisonville. He served as the President for seven years. During this time, he also became the Vice Chairman of the Cutting Horse Association at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Later he became a licensed auctioneer and was extremely good at it.

Jerry moved to Midway, Texas thirty and onehalf years ago, ranching and raising cattle horses. He also showed and qualified for the World Championship in cutting at the age of sixty-five. He immediately became sick and had the first of five pacemakers implanted to keep him living. Jerry had to stop riding horses, but he missed it every day for the rest of his life. He loved his children, and his greatest LEGACY was his four godly children and eighteen grandchildren, all of whom are very strong Christians. Jerry will be seeing them all in Heaven one day.

The living testimony of his children is he’s a great man.

Jerry is survived by his children, Jennifer Harbor (Scott), Jared Floyd Marhofer (Susan), Joshua James Marhofer (Shara) and Juliette Duggar; grandchildren, Cade (Aundrea) Knox, Houston, Hudson, Harrison and Hennison Harbour, Mariah, Mikayla, Alayna, Aligail and Jayda Marhofer, Kelson, Emily and Kaylee Marhofer and Chloe, Kole, Kamden and Kinnley Duggar.

Pallbearers were Jarod Floyd Marhofer, Joshua Floyd Marhofer, Kelson James Marhofer, Kole Allen Duggar, Kamden Luke Duggar, Brett Marcel O’Day, Mahlon Lynn Marhofer, Donald Floyd Marhofer.

A funeral service for Jerry Marhofer was held 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at Madisonville Funeral Home in Madisonville. Pastor Tuffy Loftin officiated the service. Interment followed in Allphin Cemeter y in Midway.

Arrangements were under the direction of Madisonville Funeral Home in Madisonville, Texas.