Cecil Harold Kerby of Springfield, MO, passed away at Mercy Hospital on April 18, 2019 at the age of 97.  He had lived the past 4 years at Mount Vernon Veterans Home.  Cecil was born in Woodward County, Oklahoma to Walter and Ollie Kerby in 1922.  He served in the Army Air Force as a pilot during WWII.  After the war, he earned a pharmacy degree from Oklahoma State and the University of Oklahoma.  He was a pharmacist in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.  Cecil was a top sales representative for ER Squibb and Sons for 28 years.

He was a member of University Heights Baptist Church and a former member of First Baptist and Second Baptist Churches.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Kay; brother, Nyle of Lakewood, CA; and his daughters, Mary Ann Asfahl (Paul) of Winter Garden, FL and Nancy Kerby of Houston, TX; 9 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; step-children, Kathleen Wirt of Los Angeles, CA and Russ Robinson of Springfield, MO.

Cecil was preceded in death by five siblings and three sons, Paul, Joe and Bob Kerby.

Graveside services will be officiated by Dr. Danny Chisholm at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Missouri Veterans Cemetery on Southwood Rd.  Memorials may be made to University Heights Baptist Church Foundation, or The Gideon's.

The family would like to thank the staff at the Veterans Home, Hospice Intrepid and Mercy Hospital for the care he received.