Gerald Wayne Sumrall, ninety-one, of Monticello, MS passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 13, 2024. He was born Tuesday, June 28, 1934 in Jayess, Mississippi to Seth and Cavie Smith Sumrall.

Visitation will be held at Bethel Baptist Church on Monday, September 15, 2025 from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM. The funeral service  will be Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM at Bethel Baptist Church, 73 Bethel Road, Monticello,  MS. Burial will follow in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Howard Franklin and Rev. Archie Herrin will officiate. Wilson Funeral Home is overseeing arrangements.

Gerald graduated from Monticello High School and attended Mississippi College. He worked for Jitney in  Jackson, MS. He later worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Jackson, MS and became a district manager in New Orleans, LA. He and his wife, Peggy, went on to open Sumrall Discount Center,  growing a business in his hometown while raising three small children and observing employees evolve into lifelong friends as close as family. They ran a family farm, known as GLB Farm, which he named after  the three children he considered to be his pride and joy, his legacy.

Gerald loved God and Bethel church serving as a deacon, Sunday School teacher, Sunday School  Director, and in numerous roles on a variety of committees over the years. He participated in town and  community organizations and served in many leadership roles. His love and passion for agriculture included cattle where he served in several local, state, regional and  national organizations. He was honored as MS Cattlemen Association's Purebred Cattlemen of the Year  and inducted into the MS Cattlemen's Hall of Fame as well as serving on the International Brangus  Breeders Association Board of Directors. As a result of his growing expertise, he developed his own  variety of Bermuda grass, known as "Sumrall 007", which became well known in the industry, and is now  established in ten states.

He was preceded in death by his father, Seth Sumrall; mother, Cavie Mae Smith Sumrall; sisters Sybil Alexander (W.P.), Linda Kay Mahaffey (Dutch); brothers Hilton, Doyle (Rena), wife, Peggy McClelland Sumrall, and grandson, Damon Baldwin.

Survivors include his brother, Donnie Ray Sumrall; son, Billy Sumrall (Christine); daughters, Gail Sumrall  Baldwin (Jimmy), and Lynn Sumrall Bozeman. He was blessed with 12 grandchildren and 27 great  grandchildren along with many nieces and nephews.

Should friends desire, contributions in Gerald's memory may be sent to the Mississippi Cattlemen's  Foundation for a memorial scholarship.