Kevin Hershey

March 3, 1957 - April 15, 2020

Kevin Ray Hershey, 63, of rural Milton, Iowa passed away on April 15, 2020 at The Arbors at Highland Crest in Kirksville, Missouri. He was born March 3, 1957 in Bloomfield, Iowa to Larry Neil and Mary Lee Downing Hershey. He graduated from Davis County High School in 1975 at the top of his class. He married Bobbie Chickering on February 14, 1997. Kevin was a farmer and owned Hershey’s Stained Glass Studio. He was very talented in working with stained glass and worked in churches all over the country. He enjoyed privy digging to find old glass bottles, fishing, hunting, and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was a member of the Iowa Antique Bottleers Club, Accredited Member of the Stained Glass Association of America, and the Floris Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Seth (Nicole) Hershey of Iowa City, Iowa, Syd (Johnny) Hershey of Gretna, Nebraska; two step-sons, Jeremy Christy of Ottumwa, Iowa, Dexter (Dakota) Christy of Moulton, Iowa; four grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; brother, Tracy (Stephanie) Hershey of Des Moines, Iowa; and a sister, Marla Piper of Bloomfield, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents. Kevin’s wish was to be cremated and no services are planned. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to the Frontal Temporal Dementia Association, Hospice of Northeast Missouri, and EveryStep Hospice.