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Stanley K. Kerr

Stanley K. Kerr, 85, of Cherokee Drive, Center Township, died at 8:50 p.m. Tuesday at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born Oct. 4, 1921, in Butler, he was the son of Aaron Kennedy Kerr and Ella Mae Osler Kerr.

He was an Army drill sergeant during World War II.

Mr. Kerr was a manager for Stan's Pennzoil and S.P. Green's Garage. He also was a dispatcher of shipping and receiving at John R. Ellison and Sons. He then was a warehouse manager for George Kerr and retired in 1998.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church, where he was the secretary and treasurer of the Fellowship Sunday School class and a member of the Berean Sunday School class. He also served on the school board of the First Baptist Church School for more than 10 years.

Surviving are a daughter and a son, Gail Kerr and Dennis L. Kerr, both of Butler, and a granddaughter. A sister, Mary Grossman of Meridian, and many nieces and nephews also survive.

His wife, Phyllis L. Kerr, whom he married Aug. 24, 1951, died Dec. 17, 2003. He also was preceded in death by a daughter, four brothers and four sisters.

<B>KERR </B>— Friends of Stanley K. Kerr, who died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. David Maitland, his church pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at the Greenlawn Burial Estates, Mount Chestnut.Contributions may be made to First Baptist Church Christian Day School, 221 W. New Castle St., Butler, PA 16001.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.

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