Jeri Sue Arrighi, 76, passed away in her home in Shelbyville on June 8. She was born in Baskin, La. but was raised in Lake Charles.
Jeri Sue obtained degrees in Animal Sciences and Farm Management from McNeese University in Lake Charles. She had a Master’s Degree in Veterinarian Physiology from Texas A&M. Her career was in the Oil and Gas Industry out of Houston, Texas.
She bought her first Tennessee Walking horse as a teen ager. That is the only breed she has owed for close to 60 years. Showing performance horses at the Celebration brought her to Shelbyville. She fell in love with Middle Tennessee and moved there permanently in 2014.
She loved researching breeding lines to select stallions to match with the right mares. Her Four Seasons Farm produced some top shelf show horses including; Doral, My Rock Star, Entitled to a Secret, She’s a Secret Lineman, Stronger, Dixie Preacher, Lady Ties the Blues and others.
Her mother was Hellon Brennan, an Army nurse that served in World War II. Four of Jeri Sue’s uncles also served in the war.
She is survived by her husband, Kevin, cousins Ed Jenkins and Joy Burns and a nephew Shelton Burns. She will be greatly missed by her family and by the Tennessee Walking Horse community.
A memorial gathering will be held privately.
Moore-Cortner Funeral Home 300 1st Ave NW, Winchester, TN 37398, (931)967-2222.
