Jerry Lanning’s wife was Sherry Mathis.

Jerry choked Sherry until she turned blue on the set of Search For Tomorrow. They married a week after the incident.

The two are divorced, and information about their children is currently unknown.

Regarding Jerry’s family, his parents are Roberta Sherwood and Don Lanning.

Jerry’s mother, Roberta, passed away on July 5, 1999, at 86.

Jerry had two siblings, namely, Don and Robert.

Robert is a session drummer best known for playing drums for Elvis Presley.