Douglas Kerr

1942 - 2017

Douglas Kerr obituary, 1942-2017

BORN

1942

DIED

2017

FUNERAL HOME

Grove Hill Funeral Home

3920 Samuell Blvd

Dallas, Texas

Douglas Kerr Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jun. 16, 2017.

Douglas Mack Kerr was born on February 17, 1942 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He passed away on June 13, 2017 in Dallas, Texas.

He graduated from Bryan Adams High School, and received a BS degree from Eastern Oklahoma University. He started his military career as a US Marine. He later joined the Army and was a member of the 7th Army Parachute Team, traveling the world representing the United States in competitions. He ended his military career in the US Air Force. Because of all his parachute jumps, he had a 100% disability from the Veterans Administration.

The last few years he had a passion for breeding and raising goats. He also loved gardening.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lester Kerr and Minnie McKenzie Kerr. He is survived by his spouse, Sharon Shirley Kerr, and his children, Douglas Jr., Scott, Shawn, and Sunnie and 9 grand children and 2 great grand children.

A Memorial Gathering will be held on Monday, June 19 at 2:00pm at Grove Hill Funeral Home Event Center.

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June 29, 2017

Theresa Durrani

Douglas Kerr was a very dear, educated, prophetic and profound man. As a disabled veteran of our United States I am deeply cheated that I did not get to know his acquaintance better. He left to me a very fine, intelligent, warm, loving, godly and humorous son-in-Love that I will forever cherish with a respect, care and responsibility ever deeper, ever greater because of the parentage he bore along with 3 precious grandchildren. Life on this earth is much too short but Jesus' Heaven . . . well, it's a long hello. Thank you for the awesome gifts and posterity you shared, Doug. You will be forever missed. God bless you, Friend. Theresa A. Durrani

June 19, 2017

Keith, Allison & Trina Wilkins

Mr. Kerr was the kind of person who made you feel as though you knew him a lifetime the first time you met him. We met him when our daughter Allison was interested in showing a goat as a project animal for the FFA. He was very helpful in finding us the perfect animal for her. He cared for his animals but even more so for people. We will miss him.

June 17, 2017

Forrest and Sharma Cummings

Doug will be missed. He was a caring man with many passions and interests and a sense for adventure.

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