Ms. Kerry Michelle Csehil, age 50, of Bowman, Georgia, formerly of Cleveland, Tennessee, departed this life on Friday morning, February 6, 2026.

Kerry was born June 12, 1975, in Cleveland, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Abern and JoAnn Frye Cross.

Kerry lived life in a way that was unmistakably her own — bold, spirited, and never afraid of the road ahead. She earned her associate degree from Everest College in San Antonio, Texas. Over the years, she worked faithfully as a school bus driver for the Whitfield County School System and later spent fourteen years as a long-haul truck driver with Lisa Motor Lines of Fort Worth, Texas. Her work took her across all forty-eight states, and she loved every mile of it. Kerry truly had a traveler's soul.

She attended The Pointe Church in Toccoa, Georgia.

Those who knew Kerry best would tell you she had a heart of gold — and a personality just as strong. She could be hard-headed, stubborn, and a true wild child, but she loved fiercely and lived fully. Kerry was adventurous, free-spirited, and always chasing the next destination, the next experience, and the next story to tell. She was a good person, not without her faults, but always real — and always unforgettable.

She is survived by her fiancée, Robert Eugene Smith of Bowman, GA; her children, Matthew Alexander and Brenda Lynn of Dalton, GA, Kaitlyn E. Csehil "Kat" and Jayden Hebert of San Antonio, TX, and Brittany Lynn-Todd and Jacob Todd of Dalton, GA; grandchildren, Grayson Scoggins, Zane Scoggins, Novalise Lynn and one on the way in August or September; sisters, Gina and Robbie Vaughn, Christina and Rodney Pierce all of Cleveland, TN; her fiancée's children, Jessica Smith of Hogansville, GA, and Ashley Smith of LaGrange, GA; grandchildren, Erica Smith, Shaun Smith and Alister Smith; niece and nephew, Jordan and Troy Tant, Brian Pierce; great-nieces, Alayna Henley, and Kinslee Tant all of Cleveland, TN; uncle, Richard Frye of Blue Ridge, GA; aunt, Bea Carver of Cleveland, TN; best friend, Cheryl Copeland of Bradenton, FL; several other aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Arrangements are entrusted to Ponders Melrose Chapel, 138 Melrose Drive, Dalton, Georgia 30721.