Geraldine Crowder Isbell Kynerd, 80, died Sunday, March 12, 2017. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Brandon. Visitation will be Wednesday from 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m. with the service to follow. Burial will be in Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson immediately following.
Geraldine Kynerd, the sixth child of Howard Lemay Crowder and Willowdean Broadfoot was born Dec. 12, 1936, in Florence, Alabama. She lived in Jackson, Mississippi for the majority of her adult life. For many years, she was an active member of the United Methodist Church attending services at Trinity United Methodist Church, Epworth United Methodist Church, and Crossgates United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Kynerd was a stay at home mom and also worked in child care. She was an avid doll collector, starting with her childhood Shirley Temple doll. Mrs. Kynerd loved her two children. If the situation called for it, she wasn’t afraid to fight for their well-being. One of her favorite stories was when she met and got the autograph of a young Elvis Presley.
Mrs. Kynerd was preceded in death by her first husband, Wiley Travis Isbell, and her second husband, Rupert Ira Kynerd. She is survived by her daughter, Cindy Kay Isbell Huerkamp (Joe), of Macon, Mississippi; her son, Timothy Travis Isbell (Judy), of Gulfport, Mississippi; grandsons, Joshua Travis Huerkamp, of Charlotte, North Carolina, Joseph Tyler Huerkamp (Sarah), of Macon, Mississippi, and Patrick Travis Isbell, of Gulfport, Mississippi; stepsons, Stanley L. Kynerd (Pam), of Brandon, Mississippi, and Dr. Robert E. Kynerd, of Birmingham, Alabama; stepgrandson, Alex Kynerd, of Brandon, Mississippi; stepgranddaughter, Shannon Kynerd, of Brandon, Mississippi; great-granddaughter, Lane Huerkamp, and great-grandson, Luke Huerkamp, both of Macon, Mississippi; sisters, Barbara Crowder Curry, of Huntsville, Alabama, and Mary Crowder Wells, of Florence, Alabama; brother, Jack Crowder (Kathy), of Florence, Alabama; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
