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Caryl Cortner Obituary
GERMANTOWN — Caryl Ann (Colvin) Cortner, 86, passed away Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025.
She was born on June 14, 1939 to the late Charles Nicholas and Ruby (Reed) Colvin.
She was a member of Germantown Christian Church and attended Germantown Methodist Church. She worked at DJ's Hair Fashions in Brooksville for 30 years and at Walmart for several years after retirement.
She is survived by her daughter, Marcy Anderson (Scott) Clary of Mayslick; two grandsons, Jacob (Brianna) Clary and Nikolas (Riley) Clary; three great grandchildren, Brayden Clary, Kash Clary, and Tanner Clary; one brother, Nick (Flo) Colvin of Germantown; a niece, Ann Beers; and a nephew, Richard Colvin.
Funeral will be 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Palmer Funeral Home in Germantown. Burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 11-1 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Maple Grove Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to PalmerFh.com
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