Cecil R. Kerley

CECIL R. KERLEY age 87, of Berea passed away peacefully on Friday August 19 with his loving wife by his side. Cecil is survived by his wife of 68 years, Deanna(nee Jones) and children Nina (Buck) Davis, Linda Krueger, Wendy (Jerry) Sen, Terri (Sam) Davis and Brian (Trudy) Kerley, 11 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. He was born in Crossville, Tennessee and moved to Ohio as a young boy and graduated from Southeast High School near Ravenna. He met Deanna and they married and started raising a family. They moved to Columbia Station in 1963 and resided there until 2015. Cecil attended Fenn College and started his electrician apprenticeship at Chevrolet Parma where he worked for 41 years. His hobbies included spending time with his family, gardening, sports, crossword puzzles, watching the many varieties of birds at their backyard feeders and playing guitar and organ. When he pulled out the guitar everyone gathered around to listen and sing with him. After his retirement, he enjoyed spending time with his wife and their dog Copper at their cabin in the Allegheny National Forest. He and his wife spent many hours volunteering with the youth club at their church. He was a man with a heart of gold, with a deep love for his family and God. He was preceded in death by his son Jeffrey Alan, parents James and Maggie Belle Kerley, brothers Floyd, Stanley, James (Otis) and Harold (Ellis), sisters Gladys Kocel and Verdie Pew and son-in-law Charles Krueger. All services will be private. In lieu of flowers the family suggest donations to : Tunnel To Towers Foundation 2361 Hylan Boulevard Staten Island, NY 10306. 

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