Otha Monroe "Jack" "Junior" Kerr, Jr.^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1925 - 2003  (~ 78 years)

• Name	Otha Monroe "Jack" "Junior" Kerr
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	Abt 1925	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Plainfield, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	6 Mar 2003	Greenville, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	10 Mar 2003	GreeneLawn Memory Gardens Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I12796	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Otha Monroe Kerr,   b. 22 Apr 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Mar 1981, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Allie Mae Harris,   b. 3 Dec 1897,   d. 21 May 1927  (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F45872	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Reba M.,   d. Bef 6 Mar 2003
  Children	1. Nancy Lee Kerr   2. Connie Kerr   3. Jackie Leon Kerr
  Family ID	F45873	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Louise,   d. Bef 6 Mar 2003
  Family ID	F45874	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1925 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Plainfield, Blount County, Tennessee Buried - 10 Mar 2003 - GreeneLawn Memory Gardens Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: 1931 photograph.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 13 Sep 2000. James Raymond "Ray" Madison obituary [S84] E-Mail, Saundra Kerr Lankford [saundrakl@earthlink.net], 26 Jun 2009. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Junior Kerr Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Plainfield Village, Blount, Tennessee, United States District: 0017 Gender: Male Age: 5 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1925 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 22A Household ID: 342 Line Number: 3 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T626 Affiliate Film Number: 2234 GS Film number: 2341968 Digital Folder Number: 004548148 Image Number: 00580 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Otha M Kerr M 34 Tennessee Wife Julia Kerr F 30 Tennessee Son Venton Kerr M 11 Tennessee Daughter Lillian Kerr F 9 Tennessee Son Junior Kerr M 5 Tennessee Son Whenton Kerr M 1 Tennessee Son Melvin Kerr M 0 Tennessee Stepson Raymon Madison M 8 Tennessee [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 6 Mar 2003. Otha M. "Jack'' Kerr, age 78 of Greeneville, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2003, at his residence. Retired truck driver for Triangle Pacific. He was very active in the V.F.W. Founded V.F.W. Post 5146 in Athens TN. He served in WWII and the Korean War. Past State Commander of the V.F.W. in 1980. Served on State and National committees. Currently served as representative on the Homeland Security Committee. Preceded in death by: parents, Otha M. and Allie Harris Kerr; stepmother, Julia Claiborne; stepson, Rich Bright; brothers, M.L. Kerr and Ray Madison; first wife, Reba M. Kerr and second wife, Louise Kerr. Survivors: son and daughter-in-law Jackie Leon and Jan Kerr of Gainesville, GA; two daughters and son-in-law, Nancy and Bill Bailey and Connie and Larry Baumgardner all of Athens, TN; three brothers, Virgil V. Kerr of North Carolina, Quenton Kerr and Rev. Carl Kerr both of Kansas City, Missouri; sister, Lillian Gamble of Maryville, TN; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Helen and J.C. French; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Graveside service Monday, March 10, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. at Greenelawn Memory Gardens. Rev. W.D. Garman officiating. Active pallbearers were V.F.W. Past State Commanders of Morristown. V.F.W. Post 5266 were in charge of Military graveside service. Family received friends Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Jeffers Mortuary. Jeffers Mortuary in charge of arrangements.