SAVANNAH, GEORGIA - Ann Reed Kerr, 71, of Savannah, Georgia, wife of Joseph Leon Kerr, Sr., died Saturday afternoon, May 28, 2011, at her home under the care of Hospice Savannah with her family by her side.

Born in Port Royal, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Charles Augustus Reed and Pearl Alice Humphries Wall Carter. Ann was of the Methodist faith and graduated from Armstrong State College. She worked for Memorial Medical Center and later became a nurse practitioner for Dr. John Dekle and Dr. Larry Odom. Ann had a love for the water whether it was in the river fishing and crabbing or camping on Hunting Island. She enjoyed taking long walks looking for shark’s teeth for the grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Greg Kerr, and two brothers, Frank Strickland and Louie Strickland.

Surviving are her husband of 54 years, Joseph Leon Kerr, Sr. of Savannah, Georgia; one daughter, Suzie Bowen of Savannah, Georgia; one son, Joseph L. Kerr, Jr. of Savannah, Georgia; three grandchildren, Joseph L. Kerr III, U. S. Air Force stationed in Misawa, Japan and his wife, Kori, Michael Gregory Kerr, U. S. Navy stationed in Norfolk, Virginia and Rebekah Hope Kerr; one great-granddaughter, Keyli Kerr; three step-grandchildren, Traci Shreck and her husband, Mark, Brian Bowen and his wife, Elise, and Travis Bowen, and six great-grandchildren, Brannen, Luke, Sydney and Ethan Shreck, and Stella and Sasha Bowen.

The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 o'clock Tuesday at Gamble Funeral Service - 410 Stephenson Avenue.

The funeral service will be held at 7 o’clock Tuesday evening in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service conducted by The Reverend Michael E. Myers. Private interment will be in Bonaventure Cemetery.

Remembrances: Hospice Savannah - Post Office Box #13190, Savannah, Georgia 31416-0190 or Cokesbury United Methodist Church – 5411 Skidaway Road, Savannah, Georgia 31406.