Carla June Darby

Carla June Darby, 76, of Centerburg, OH, passed away Monday, May 25, 2026, at Centerburg Pointe, in Centerburg.

Carla was born January 21, 1950 in Moline, IL to Ingvald and Ethel {Kent} Hanson. She married Randy Brehems in 1970, and then Jim Darby (deceased 2013) in 1980. Later they moved to southern California after Jim and Carla married. She worked as a secretary in Labor and Delivery for the ParkView Medical Center, labor and delivery in Riverside CA for many years. In 2005 they moved to Knox County, Ohio and lived in several places over the past few years. She enjoyed crossword puzzles. Bird watching was one passion which she continued even in nursing homes. She knew the names of many birds, checking them in her bird books. She enjoyed being social with friends and being involved in the Church. She played piano well and taught music and band at the Maplewood Academy in Minnesota. She organized a Choir at the Mount Vernon SDA Church.

Carla will be deeply missed by her son-in-law Rodney Davis, sister Ina Barton, stepson Jim (Ann) Darby; step granddaughter Autumn (Vance) Turnewitsch, step grandson Ryan Davis, and brother-in-law Dennis (Diane) Cottrell; nieces and others in the extended family. Carla was preceded in death by her son Douglas Brehems and daughter Dawn Lynell Davis.

Friends may call Sunday June 7th, 2026, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at The Seventh Day Adventist Church, 535 Wooster Rd, Mt Vernon, OH 43050. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the church with Pastor Chuck Gadway officiating. Burial will follow the service at Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens. Online tributes may be made at www.RobertsFuneralHome.com. Memorial contributions may be made in Carla’s name to the Mount Vernon Seventh Day Adventist Elementary School. https://mvesda.org/

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