Evelyn Dow Kerby, 91, formerly of Danville, passed away peacefully on Aug. 4, 2014.
Mrs. Kerby was born Sept. 1, 1922, in Huntington, Ind., to Velma and Joseph H. Dow Sr.
She was a graduate of Danville High School and a member of Central Christian Church. She was employed at Sears and Roebuck Company after World War II, where she met her husband, Robert B. Kerby. After years as a housewife, she returned to work at Meis Department Store, where she was employed for several years until retirement.
Mrs. Kerby is survived by a daughter Kathy Kerby of Elmhurst, Ill.; a son Kane (Bertha) Kerby of Bryant, Ala.; seven grandchildren, Adam (Heather ) Kerby, Jacob (Bethanei) Kerby, Katherine (Ernest Mennecke) Kerby, Spencer Kinney, Gillian Kinney, Drake Kinney and Wade Kinney; five great-grandchildren, Camden, Cooper, Harbor, Mollie and Thatcher Kerby; and two sisters, Lois Long and Wannah Lamar.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of nearly 51 years, Robert B. Kerby; a daughter, Karen Kerby Kinney; a twin son, Briane Kerby; and a brother Joseph H. Dow Jr.
Mrs. Kerby was proud of her large family and she will be missed by them greatly.
Commercial-News (Danville, IL) - Thursday, August 14, 2014
Mrs. Kerby was born Sept. 1, 1922, in Huntington, Ind., to Velma and Joseph H. Dow Sr.
She was a graduate of Danville High School and a member of Central Christian Church. She was employed at Sears and Roebuck Company after World War II, where she met her husband, Robert B. Kerby. After years as a housewife, she returned to work at Meis Department Store, where she was employed for several years until retirement.
Mrs. Kerby is survived by a daughter Kathy Kerby of Elmhurst, Ill.; a son Kane (Bertha) Kerby of Bryant, Ala.; seven grandchildren, Adam (Heather ) Kerby, Jacob (Bethanei) Kerby, Katherine (Ernest Mennecke) Kerby, Spencer Kinney, Gillian Kinney, Drake Kinney and Wade Kinney; five great-grandchildren, Camden, Cooper, Harbor, Mollie and Thatcher Kerby; and two sisters, Lois Long and Wannah Lamar.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of nearly 51 years, Robert B. Kerby; a daughter, Karen Kerby Kinney; a twin son, Briane Kerby; and a brother Joseph H. Dow Jr.
Mrs. Kerby was proud of her large family and she will be missed by them greatly.
Commercial-News (Danville, IL) - Thursday, August 14, 2014
Evelyn Dow Kerby, 91, formerly of Danville, passed away peacefully on Aug. 4, 2014.
Mrs. Kerby was born Sept. 1, 1922, in Huntington, Ind., to Velma and Joseph H. Dow Sr.
She was a graduate of Danville High School and a member of Central Christian Church. She was employed at Sears and Roebuck Company after World War II, where she met her husband, Robert B. Kerby. After years as a housewife, she returned to work at Meis Department Store, where she was employed for several years until retirement.
Mrs. Kerby is survived by a daughter Kathy Kerby of Elmhurst, Ill.; a son Kane (Bertha) Kerby of Bryant, Ala.; seven grandchildren, Adam (Heather ) Kerby, Jacob (Bethanei) Kerby, Katherine (Ernest Mennecke) Kerby, Spencer Kinney, Gillian Kinney, Drake Kinney and Wade Kinney; five great-grandchildren, Camden, Cooper, Harbor, Mollie and Thatcher Kerby; and two sisters, Lois Long and Wannah Lamar.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of nearly 51 years, Robert B. Kerby; a daughter, Karen Kerby Kinney; a twin son, Briane Kerby; and a brother Joseph H. Dow Jr.
Mrs. Kerby was proud of her large family and she will be missed by them greatly.
Commercial-News (Danville, IL) - Thursday, August 14, 2014
Mrs. Kerby was born Sept. 1, 1922, in Huntington, Ind., to Velma and Joseph H. Dow Sr.
She was a graduate of Danville High School and a member of Central Christian Church. She was employed at Sears and Roebuck Company after World War II, where she met her husband, Robert B. Kerby. After years as a housewife, she returned to work at Meis Department Store, where she was employed for several years until retirement.
Mrs. Kerby is survived by a daughter Kathy Kerby of Elmhurst, Ill.; a son Kane (Bertha) Kerby of Bryant, Ala.; seven grandchildren, Adam (Heather ) Kerby, Jacob (Bethanei) Kerby, Katherine (Ernest Mennecke) Kerby, Spencer Kinney, Gillian Kinney, Drake Kinney and Wade Kinney; five great-grandchildren, Camden, Cooper, Harbor, Mollie and Thatcher Kerby; and two sisters, Lois Long and Wannah Lamar.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of nearly 51 years, Robert B. Kerby; a daughter, Karen Kerby Kinney; a twin son, Briane Kerby; and a brother Joseph H. Dow Jr.
Mrs. Kerby was proud of her large family and she will be missed by them greatly.
Commercial-News (Danville, IL) - Thursday, August 14, 2014
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