Kenneth Eugene Kerns was born on 24. Apr. 1927 at Blanchard, Page County, Iowa. He was the son of
Albert Ross Kerns and
Bessie Leona Johnson. Kenneth Eugene Kerns died on 21. Jun. 2005 at Village Care Center, Maryville, Nodaway County, Missouri, at age 78. Kenneth E. Kerns
1927-2005
ELMO, Mo. - Kenneth Eugene Kerns, 78, of Elmo, died June 21, 2005, at Village Care Center, Maryville, Mo.
Kenneth was born on April 27, 1927, in Blanchard, Iowa, to Albert Ross and Bessie Leona (Johnson) Kerns.
A retired section worker with the Wabash Railroad, he was a member of the Elmo United Methodist Church.
Kenneth was preceded in death by seven brothers, Wilbur, Ted, Guy, Woodrow, Robert, William and Sanford Kerns; and two sisters, Orpha Lucille Brownfield and Orlee Allen.
Survivors include a brother, Albert Kerns, Kansas City, Mo; five sisters, Virginia Vore and Susan Kerns, both of Maryville; and Ella Mae Shipley, Bessie Hainline and Helen Whitaker, all of Elmo; and many nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at the Elmo United Methodist Church, Elmo. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 24, at Price Funeral Home in Maryville. Burial will be in Elmo Cemetery. Memorials may be given to SSM Hospice of Northwest Missouri.