Darla Rose Kennon, 83, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born Aug. 18, 1938 in Perryville to Cletus S. and Iva H. (Steinbecker) Nesslein.
Her greatest joy came from spending time with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also loved taking trips to Branson.
She was Owner and Secretary of Kennon Construction Co.
She was a member of Church of the Nazarene in Cape Girardeau.
Survivors include one son, Leroy Kennon of Perryville; three daughters, Sharon (Keith) Ehlers of Perryville, Karen (John ) Huber of Jackson, Amy (Gerry) Jones of Cape Girardeau; Daughter-in-law Linda Kennon; two brothers, Gary (Sue) Nesslein of Prairie Villiage, KS and Ken (Sue) Nesslein of Perryville; sister, Brenda (Jim) Harold of Walla Walla, Wash., ; grandchildren, Jeremy (Tiffany) Kennon, Nathan (Kibby) Kennon, Leticia (Jason) Kelley, Brian (Heather) Ehlers, Matthew (Amanda) Huber, Chad (Kyla) Huber, Riley Huber, Jed Jones, William Jones, John Henry Jones, Isabel Jones, Chance (Beth) Thompson, Colby (Ashley) Thompson, Heather Bockman; eighteen great grandchildren.