Nancy Lowder Kerr's Obituary
Nancy Lowder Kerr, age 84, of Albemarle, passed away
Friday, December 21, after an extended stay in the hospital. Her memorial
service will be at 1:00 pm Wednesday, December 26, at Bethany United Methodist
Church in Albemarle. The family will receive friends at the church immediately
following the service.
Nancy
worked as a secretary for the Albemarle Parks and Recreation Department for
many years. She had a love for making all kinds of crafts and teaching
ceramic classes. Even though she retired from the City, she kept active by
organizing pottery classes and going to local nursing homes to do arts and
crafts with the residents. She enjoyed swimming at the YMCA, making crafts at
home and spending time with her family and her dog, Bitsy. She was an active
member of Bethany United Methodist Church.
Nancy was awarded the Sally C. Stoker Achievement Award in March of 2016
and was honored by more than 120 people at the 21st annual
Stanly County YMCA prayer breakfast.
Born
March 1, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Edna Lowder.
Her husband, Jim Kerr preceded her in death. She is survived by a son,
Rusty Kerr, a daughter, Deborah Whitley; grandchildren, Ginny Smith and husband
Lukas, Allison Brooks and husband Daniel, Jonathan Pease and wife Cameron and
eight great-grandchildren.
In
lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethany United Methodist Church (2411
US-52, Albemarle, NC 28001) or St. Jude Children?s Research Hospital at http://giftfunds.stjude.org.
Stanly
Funeral and Cremation Care of Albemarle is serving the Kerr family.
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