
Steven Foster Kearby, 71, of Virginia Beach, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018.
Born in Yakima, Washington, he was the son of the late Bill and Betty Kearby. He was a retired educator from Portland Public Schools District 1 in Portland, Oregon.
Steven was preceded in death by a brother, William Kearby.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Linda G. Kearby; daughter, Rachael Tinsley (Barry); sons, Chad Gallaher (Teresa), Andrew Wattula and Juston Kearby (Frances); sisters, Kathleen Frank (Donald), and Karol Asher (James); brother, Michael Kearby; and grandchildren, Jabari, Emahni, Keilani, Alex, Hayley, Charlie and Asher.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 1, at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Princess Anne Chapel, 3445 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 2, at the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Colonial Grove Memorial Park.
Share online condolences with the family at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home & Crematory.

