Kerri Lynne Champion, 48, of Mount Olive, Al, passed away on December 10, 2022 at UAB Hospital. The family will receive friends on Friday, December 16, 2022 at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm at Gardendale First Baptist Church, North Campus. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, December 17th, 2022 at 1:00 at Gardendale First Baptist Church, North Campus. Pastor, Kevin Hamm and Brother, Tracy Jackson of First Baptist will officiate. Burial will be at Oakwood Memorial Gardens following the service.
Kerri was born at Montclair Hospital to Larry and Kathryn McDonald. She attended school at Hewitt Trussville. She was married to Tim Champion on February 7th 2015. She graduated from Jefferson State Community College. She worked as a mammographer for University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Kirkland Clinic for 3 years. She was involved in the choir at Gardendale First Baptist Church.
Kerri is preceded in death by her parents, Larry and Kathryn McDonald. She is survived by her husband, Tim Champion; daughters, Katie and Abbie Warren and by sister, Kimberly McDonald.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Brown, Wayne Lloyd, David Pate, Ron Alsobrooks, Mitch Tuberville and Ron Brooks.
Kerri was an amazing woman, wife and mother. She enjoyed going to church, arts and crafts. She thoroughly enjoyed the Hallmark and HGTV channels. She also dearly loved all animals. She was very passionate about her job and loved her coworkers. Kerri helped the Gardendale Band Boosters and loved to watch her daughters march in the marching band. Kerri was a beautiful and kind soul who made an impact on everyone she came across. She was very involved in the lives of her children and helped them succeed in school and life. Years after her girls left school, she was still remembered by their friends as a kind and caring person who supported the schools and worked with them. She was very invested in her church and had a deep love for the Lord. She was devoted to the choir and her service in the church. She surrounded all of the people she knew with love and light.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ridoutsgardendalechapel.com for the Champion family.
