John McClure Kerr II, age 77 was born on October 09, 1944 to John McClure Kerr  and Lorene Oma Self Kerr in Knoxville, Tennessee.

He attended David Lipscomb  University in Nashville Tennessee and received a bachelor of science degree. He attended University and Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington Kentucky and received  his Doctor of medicine. He practiced medicine for 50 years. In December of 1972, he and his family moved to Hamilton, Alabama, where he practiced medicine until his retirement in 2018.. He was an active member of the Hamilton Church of Christ. He was also a member of the broad of Directors of Heritage Christian University in Florence, Alabama. He loved gardening and astronomy.

He is preceded in death by his parents, John McClure and Oma  Kerr;  and his brother, Paul Kerr.

He is survived by his precious wife Sara Nell Kerr and his children, Christy Kerr Lundy (Dale),  John  McClure Kerr III "Johnny" (Nicole), Paul Benjamin "Ben"  Kerr (Sonja);  his step children, Melissa Roberson Sansom (Mike), David Roberson (Kaitlin) and his grandchildren, Ellie and Gatlin Lundy, Tessa Crawford, Ava and Johnny Kerr, Hannah Grace, Poppy, Millie and Jonah Kerr, Graham, Jenna, Julianna  Sansom, Ethan, Emmett, Avi  and Olive  Roberson; siblings, David Kerr, Susan Halbert, Colonel James Kerr, Kenneth Kerr, sister-in-law Cindy Kerr ( Paul- deceased) and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends.