Walter Wesley Kerr 1898 - 1976

KERR, LAUE, RUTTER, MCDOWELL, PETERSON

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Date: 12/21/2010 at 20:00:12

The Burlington Hawkeye, Sunday, October, 3, 1976, page 26

Walter Wesley Kerr

Walter Wesley Kerr, 77, Kingston, died at 8:50 p.m., Friday, Oct. 1, in Mediapolis Care Center. He was born Dec. 15, 1898, in Morning Sun, the son of Linsley Kerr. He married Esther Laue, Oct. 11, 1919, in Wapello; she died Aug. 17, 1974. He was a member of United Methodist Church of Kingston and a farmer.

Surviving: Son, Clayton, Middletown; two daughters, Mrs. Emmett(Gilda) Rutter, Mediapolis, and Mrs. James(Joyce) McDowell, West Covinia, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Marvin(Mildred)Peterson, Chariton; and a number of nephews and nieces.

Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Monday, Prugh's Chapel, Rev. Clarence Burns; Memorial Park Cemetery.
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