Byron
Byron R. Kearbey
d. August 28, 2012
BYRON R. KEARBEY, age 88, of Dunnellon, FL, died August 28, 2012 at the hospice Estelle’s House.
He was born in Poplar Bluff, MO and was a U.S. Army WWII Vet, then later a merchant marine who retired as a U.S. engineering officer.
Before he passed, Byron wrote, “My life to this point has been full of the stuff of life. Love and happiness, sorrow and regret, joy and contentment, success and failure, adventure and war, fear and hope, living on the edge and in luxury, and of all things, I think having someone to love was the most important. I look back on my life and find I did OK and had a great time living it. It has been one hell of a ride for me and I wouldn’t change anything.”
He was predeceased by his loving wife Darlene and two sons Byron and Kevin, and is survived by his son Garrett Kearbey of Fairhope, AL; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held 2:30 pm, Wed., Sept. 5, 2012, at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL.
Memorial contributions may be made to Dunnellon Little League, 12214 S. Bridges Rd., Dunnellon, FL 34432.
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He was born in Poplar Bluff, MO and was a U.S. Army WWII Vet, then later a merchant marine who retired as a U.S. engineering officer.
Before he passed, Byron wrote, “My life to this point has been full of the stuff of life. Love and happiness, sorrow and regret, joy and contentment, success and failure, adventure and war, fear and hope, living on the edge and in luxury, and of all things, I think having someone to love was the most important. I look back on my life and find I did OK and had a great time living it. It has been one hell of a ride for me and I wouldn’t change anything.”
He was predeceased by his loving wife Darlene and two sons Byron and Kevin, and is survived by his son Garrett Kearbey of Fairhope, AL; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held 2:30 pm, Wed., Sept. 5, 2012, at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL.
Memorial contributions may be made to Dunnellon Little League, 12214 S. Bridges Rd., Dunnellon, FL 34432.
Please feel free to leave an on-line condolence.
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