Ernest Jarrell age 67 of Rutherfordton, died Monday, May 4, 2020 at the Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills.  He was son of the late Hubert Jarrell and a native of Columbia, Mississippi.

Ernest was a member of Kokomo United Methodist Church and a U S Army veteran of Vietnam War and worked as a military trainer.

He is survived by James Rich.

A graveside services with military honors will be held at China Grove Cemetery in Tylertown Mississippi.

McMahan's Funeral Home & Cremation Services in charge of local arrangements.