Garry Lee Kerr

Garry Lee Kerr, 76, of Aurora passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at his home. He was born Nov. 14, 1949, in Springfield, the son of Lanford Lee and Doris Irene (Moller) Kerr.
He was a 1968 graduate of Marionville High School in Marionville and was a United States Army veteran serving during the Vietnam era. He worked in maintenance for Kelly Greens Apartments in Springfield and was a ticket agent for Greyhound Bus in Springfield for 15 years. He was a member of the Curtis Chapel Baptist Church.
On March 26, 1973, he married Linda Sue King, in Joplin.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Linda; one daughter, Merrilee Klingaman and her husband, Joshua, of Mexico, Mo; eight grandchildren; one sister, Freddie Ann Hancock and her husband, Steve, of Nixa, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lanford and Doris and one brother, Dennis Kerr.
A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, at Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora, with burial following at Campground Cemetery. A visitation was held from 6-7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, in the funeral home chapel.
Online condolences may be shared at www.CraftonCantrellFuneralHome.com.