Jerome Delano Wardell, Jr.
Dec 24, 2025
Jerome Delano Wardell, Jr., known as Joe by his family and friends, was born in Summerfield, Alabama on March 7, 1930, to Bertha Thomas Yeager and Jerome Wardell, Sr. He was born Jerome Wardell, Jr. but added Delano as his middle name out of admiration for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Joe was raised by his maternal grandparents, due to his...
