Denver “Bruce” Kerr, 65, Gallipolis, Ohio passed away unexpectedly at Holzer Medical Center Sunday, June 29, 2014. He was born July 10, 1948, at Gallipolis to the late Denver Kerr and Thelma Ruth (Smith) Kerr. Bruce retired from Leon Elementary School, Leon, West Virginia, in 2001 following forty years of teaching sixth grade. He received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Elementary and Secondary Education at the University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Ohio in 1970. He was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Point Pleasant, West Virginia and a member of the Alpha Delta Epsilon Fraternity, Rio Grande, Ohio. He married Kathryn “Katie” Wallace March 5, 1976, who survives. Also surviving is son, Jason Bruce Kerr, Gallipolis; brother, Gary (Angie) Kerr, Marietta Ohio; uncle, Loren (Karen) Kerr, Boyton Beach, Florida; niece, Lindsey Kerr, Columbus, Ohio; nephew, Garrett Kerr, Marietta, Ohio and several aunts, uncles and extended family members. Bruce was a humble man who would always lend a helping hand whenever he could. He was very proud of the students he had taught and in turn they openly expressed he was a great role model. He was a loving husband and father who will be greatly missed. Funeral services will be conducted 12:00 Noon Thursday, July 3, 2014 in the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton, Ohio. Friends may call 6:00-8:00 PM Wednesday at the funeral home.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 01:57:34 +0000
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