Vicki Jayne Zarodney, 79

Funeral services for Vicki Jayne Zarodney, 79, of Ava, were held Dec. 16, 2022, in the Clinkingbeard Chapel in Ava. Burial will be at Dublin Pioneer Cemetery in Dublin, California, under the direction of Graham-Hitch Mortuary of Pleasanton, California. Services there will be announced soon. 

Vicki died  Dec. 12, at her home with her family by her side. She was born Dec. 14, 1942, in Anderson, Indiana, to Victor Lionel and Martha Jayne (Shepherd) Kellum. 

She was a retired waitress and had worked for many years in Pleasanton and Dublin, California.

In 1965, Vicki and LeRoy Smith were married in California. She later married Stan Zarodney in 1978 in Pleasanton, California, and were married for many years until his death.

Vicki and LeRoy moved to Missouri from California several years ago. Her hobbies were shopping, cooking, sewing, shuffleboard, traveling and reading. She and LeRoy were able to travel extensively. They stayed in Mesa, Arizona, during the winter months. She enjoyed her family and especially her grandkids.  

Vicki is survived by LeRoy Smith; her children: William Currey, Kenneth Currey and Misty Mello; grandchildren: great-grandchildren; her sister, Teresa Taylor; other relatives and many friends.      

She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Jeffrey Currey; her siblings; Frances Cook, Michael Deschner and Cindthia Ehlert.

Online condolences may be made to www.clinkingbeardfuneralhome.com.

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