Elsie “Jerri” Metz, 85, of Masontown died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, at Sundale Nursing Home in Morgantown. She was born Aug. 21, 1938, in Masontown, a daughter of the late Audis Glenn and Gertrude Blanche (Johnson) Cress.
She worked for 20 years as a seamstress at the Morgan Shirt Factory, Colshire Manufacturing, and The Pajama Factory in Morgantown. Jerri was all about spending time with family. She loved the family reunions, picnics, camping, and leisure time on the boat. No visitor ever left her home hungry.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, James William Metz; son, James William Metz, Jr., and wife, Corrie, all of Masontown: granddaughter, Haley Hillen (husband, Nick); and great-granddaughters, Elliiott and Estelle; granddaughter, Holli Mann (husband, Matt), and son, Zayden; and an army of nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Audis Jacob Cress, Donald Carl Cress, Dale Carroll Cress, and Junior Woodrow “Sam” Cress; and three sisters, Wanda Blanche Bolyard Cobb, Virginia Jean Lowdermilk, and Dorsey Eleanor Walters.
Friends may call at the Morgan Funeral Home in Reedsville from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, and at the funeral home from 10 a.m. the time of funeral services at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, with Bishops Paul and Robert Bolyard officiating. Interment to follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Masontown.
