Morna Grace Kimberling

Morna Grace Kimberling, 93, of Aurora, passed away at Aug. 17, 2019, at the Republic Nursing and Rehab in Republic. She was born July 2, 1926, in Mason City, Iowa, to Roy and Velma (Rudolph) Wineman.
She was a 1945 graduate of Central Heights High School in Mason City, Iowa. After high school she worked at the FBI in Washington, DC. While there she saw a list of names of service men who would like to receive mail. She picked Paul Odell Kimberling from that list. After writing to each other for a year they were married in 1947, in Mason City, Iowa. She traveled the world with her husband moving 15 times. After Paul retired from the military they bought the Cardinal Hill, Gas, Bait and Tackle Shop near Cape Fair. They sold the business in 1978 and moved to Aurora. She was a driver for Meals on Wheels until she was 83, she also was on the board of the Byron E. Taylor Christian Service Center and a member of the Aurora Community of Christ Church. Other than serving others her favorite passion was traveling the world, including Greece, Germany, Israel, Jordon, Hawaii, Panama, Alaska and the Caribbean.
She is survived by: her sons, Paul (Stacey) Kimberling of West Plains and Kevin (Kathy) Kimberling of Aurora; brother, Ralph Wineman, of Crystal Lake, Ill.; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one daughter-in-law; and two sisters-in-law. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1987; her parents; daughter, Diana Kimberling; son, Raymond Kimberling; and brothers, Elmer and Dick Wineman.
A visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora with a funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora. Memorials may be payable to the Aurora Community of Christ Church, in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be shared at www.CraftonCantrellFuneralHome.com.