- Date Of Birth: October 31, 1942
- Date Of Death: September 19, 2021
- State: Illinois
She was born on October 31, 1942, in Macomb, IL, to Carle R. Jr. and Martha (Lewis) Crabb. She married Richard A. Kerr on August 20, 1966 in Macomb.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Richard Kerr of Washington; her two sons, Andrew (Rachel) Kerr of Macomb, Illinois, and Mark (“Monica” Hyun-Jyong Lee) of Almaty, Kazakhstan; five grandchildren, Catherine of Lawrence, Kansas, Elizabeth of Washington, Illinois, Julius of Miami, Florida, and Máiri-Lee and Jaek-Lee of Almaty, Kazakhstan; three brothers, John R. Crabb, David T. Crabb Sr., and Merle L. Crabb; one sister, Lida Jane Reeder; and also numerous nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews that she loved and cherished, as well. Two brothers, Carle R. Crabb III and Daniel P. Crabb preceded her in death.
She was a graduate of the Western Illinois University Laboratory School (K-12), and Western Illinois University with a BS in Education. She also graduated from Bradley University with an MS in Education Administration and Illinois State University with a Reading Specialist Certification. She loved teaching youngsters to read, explore, and grow. She is the author of Washington’s Homefront and POWs (an Illinois Historical Award winner), WWII Camp Elis: Homefronts and POWs, and co-authored Mary Lincoln’s Journey with her granddaughter, Catherine Kerr.
