Juanita Grace "McRaven" Kerr

Juanita Kerr, 91, of Ullin, formerly of Elco, died at 8:04 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2006 in Cache Valley Retirement Apartments in Ullin. 

Mrs. Kerr was born in Olive Branch on June 5, 1914, daughter of the late Ben and Nellie "Williams" McRaven. 

Mrs. Kerr was a member of Elco Baptist Church, and had served as church pianist for 39 years, and was a former Sunday School teacher. 

Mrs. Kerr was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Marvin Kerr on April 19, 2001; two children and three brothers.

 Survivors include three daughters, Shirley Cauble and Sheila Swinburne, both of Marion, and Shelby Sims of Tamms; two sons, Joe Kerr of Elco and Tim Kerr of Jacksonville, Fla., one sister, Loretta Beggs of New Athens; 9 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. 

Services for Juanita G. Kerr will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, 2006 in Jones Funeral Home in Tamms with the Rev. Lacie Betts officiating. 

Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery in rural Dongola. 

Friends may call Sunday between 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Jones Funeral Home in Tamms. 

Source:  The Southern Illinoisan, Apr. 29, 2006.

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