Kim Sue Karr-Ballew, 62, of Fredericktown, formerly of Herculaneum, died Feb. 6, 2020, at Stockhoff Memorial Nursing Home in Fredericktown. Mrs. Karr-Ballew was a member of Herculaneum United Methodist Church, the Fredericktown United Methodist Church and quilting guilds in Festus, Arnold and Fredericktown, and donated many of her work to Relay for Life and to Camp Hope in Farmington. She enjoyed traveling and had visited 37 states. Born Aug. 5, 1957, in Festus, she was the daughter of Vernele (Donoho) Karr of Herculaneum and the late Frank Karr.
She is survived by her husband: Douglas Ballew; a son: Sheldon (Katie) Devanathan of Warsaw, Ill.; a daughter: Kelley Devanathan of San Francisco, Calif.; a stepson: Jason Ballew of Fredericktown; a stepdaughter: Jennifer (Wayne) Smith of Covenant, La.; a brother: Gene (Sue) Karr of Herculaneum; her godmother: Mary (the late Sam) Bradford of Keenes, Ill.; three grandchildren: Carson, Gavin and Emmerson Devanathan; and numerous step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at Vinyard Hillcrest Funeral Home, 9115 Commercial Blvd., in Pevely, immediately followed by funeral services officiated by the Rev. Jimmy Sansom. Burial will be in Herculaneum Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Arrangements are under the direction of Vinyard Hillcrest Funeral Home.