Faith Marie Ervin

Faith Marie Ervin, age 92, passed away surrounded by her family on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at her home in Cape Girardeau, MO.

She was born to the late Lewis and Alice Weddington Kenady on May 21, 1934, in Quincy, IL. After her mother passed away at a young age, she was raised by her sister Billye (Bud) Kulman.

Faith spent twenty years serving at Saint Francis Medical Center before moving on to work as a receptionist for ten years at Community Counseling Center. Yet the role she cherished above all others was being a devoted mother, lovingly caring for her children and grandchildren.

Faith loved to play bingo, watch St. Louis Cardinal’s baseball, and bird watching.

She was of the Lutheran faith and was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church.

Survivors include her loving partner Leroy Kester of Jackson, MO; two daughters: Suzan (Van) Pender of Sonora, CA, and Michele Ervin of Sacramento, CA; two grandchildren: Bryant (Shelby) Pender and Brandon (Lucy Chilson) Ervin; four great grandchildren: Emmrie Ervin, Gage Ervin, Mara Ervin and Autumn Pender, and numerous nephews and nieces.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her former husband Charles Ervin; one son, Michael Ervin; two brothers: Lewis Merle Kenady Jr. and Robert Lee Kenady; nine sisters: Lucy Belle Kenady, Louise Earnst, Rosella Morley, Lucy Wilma “Billye” Kulman, Bethany Banowitz, Josephene Miller, Lillian Westphall, Mary Lou Duesterhaus, and Jean Smith.

A celebration of life for Faith will be held on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at the McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson, MO from 10:00 am until the funeral hour of 11:00 am with Pastor Gary Hoffstetter, associate pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church officiating.

Online condolences can be shared for the Ervin family at www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.