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Richard Lee Kerns

Male 1935 - 1977  (42 years)


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  • Name Richard Lee Kerns 
    Born 18 Feb 1935  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 26 Aug 1977  [2
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Jackson County, WV Births
      Kerns, Richard Lee 2/18/1935 Kenneth (farmer, born Jackson Co) & Dellia (Southall) (housewife, born Kentuck) Kerns, Kentuck (delayed record)

      Richard Lee Kerns
      BIRTH 18 Feb 1935
      DEATH 26 Aug 1977 (aged 42)
      BURIAL
      Kerns Cemetery
      Kentuck, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
      MEMORIAL ID 97869248

      West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
      Name: Richard L Kerns
      Gender: Male
      Spouse's Name: Janice Lee Wolfe
      Spouse Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 1956
      Marriage Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States

      U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
      Name: Richard Lee Kerns
      [Richard Kerns]
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 18 Feb 1935
      Birth Place: Kenna Jackso, West Virginia
      Death Date: Aug 1977
      Father: Kenneth C Kerns
      Mother: Delia L Southall
      SSN: 234508908
      Notes: Aug 1951: Name listed as RICHARD LEE KERNS; 28 Dec 1987: Name listed as RICHARD KERNS

      Charleston Gazette [WV] Aug 30, 1977 Tue
      ROMANCE - Richard Lee Kerns, 42, of Romance Jackson County, died Sunday in Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, after a short illness.
      He was a construction worker.
      Surviving; wife; Janice Lee; sons, Roy L. and Rommie, both of Kenna; daughters, Rosetta and Anette, both at home; brothers, Hansford of Canton, Ohio; Clyde, Denver and Dale, all of Kenna, Emory of Sissonville; sisters, Mrs. Nellie Ingram of Fairmont, Mrs. Sherry Miller of Kenna; mother, Mrs. Dealie Southall Kerns of Kenna.
      Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Parson Funeral Home, Ripley with the Rev. Warren Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Kerns Cemetery, Kentuck. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
    Person ID I117054  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2018 

    Father Kenneth Clyde Kerns,   b. 26 May 1906, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1977  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Lottie Cordelia Southall,   b. 7 Oct 1908, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1987  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 13 Sep 1926  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 13 Sept 1926
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Kenneth Kerns, 22; Jackson Co, WV; Kentuck, WV
      Delia Southall, 21; Jackson Co, WV; Kentuck, WV

      1930 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Kerns, Keneth C 23 md age 19 WV WV WV
      Delia wife 21 md age 17 WV WV WV
      Hansferd L son 3 WV WV WV
      Clyde E son 1/12 WV WV WV

      1940 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia
      Kerns, Kenneth 33 WV 1935: lived Kentuck, Jackson, WV
      Delia wife 31 WV 1935: lived Kentuck, Jackson, WV
      Hansford son 13 WV 1935: lived Kentuck, Jackson, WV
      Clyde son 11 WV 1935: lived Kentuck, Jackson, WV
      Enezz son 7 WV 1935: lived Kentuck, Jackson, WV
      Richard Lee son 5 WV 1935: lived Kentuck, Jackson, WV
      Otho son 2 WV
    Family ID F29931  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Janice Lee Wolfe 
    Children 
     1. Roy L Kerns
     2. Rommie Kerns
     3. Rosetta Kerns
     4. Annette Kerns
    Family ID F29965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    3. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.