Digital Augusta

Augusta, Kansas

2008-12-09
Collection: 2008

Title

2008-12-09

2008-12-08

Subject

Kerns, Ruby "Fern"

Jackson, Cherie

Description

Obituaries published in the Augusta Daily Gazette

Creator

Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas]

Source

Augusta Historical Museum, Augusta, Kansas

http://augustahistoricalsociety.com

Publisher

Augusta Public Library, Augusta, Kansas, USA

Date

2008-12-11

Rights

In Copyright In Copyright

Published with permission of copyright holder. Further reproduction prohibited.

Format

Clippings

Language

English

Type

application/pdf

Identifier

b13#124 2008



Citation
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas], “2008-12-09,” Digital Augusta, accessed November 23, 2024, https://augusta.digitalsckls.info/item/1841.
Text

Ruby “Fern” Kerns

Ruby "Fern" Kerns, 90, of Augusta, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 9,2008.
Visitation 1-6 p.m. with family present to greet friends from 4-6 p.m. on Friday,
Dec. 12 and services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, all at Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery, Augusta.
Fern was born in Cen-tralia, Okla, on Sept. 5, 1918; the daughter of the late Francis Marion and Mary Stylis (Darbrow) West. She retired from Cessna after 17 years and she worked at the Augusta bowling alley. She married Ted on Jan. 7, 1935. They were blessed with four boys and two girls.
She is survived by: sons,Oliver Kerns (Felipa) of Augusta, and Ron Kerns (Darla) of Goddard; daughters, Louetta "Faye" Taber of El Dorado, and Rosetta "Rose" Rodriguez of Augusta; grandchildren, Terry Kerns, Patricia Ridenour, Debra Mabry, April Harless, Gary Taber, Angie Drouillard, Brian Rodriguez, Paula Peffly, Christina Metcalf, and Jennifer Leasure; great-grandchildren, Kerry Kerns, Timothy Mabry, Joshua Mabry, Haley Harless, Johnny Lee Taber, Taylor Metcalf, Madison Schulte, Sydney Drouillard, Rylee Drouillard, Mallory Rodriguez, Zachary Rodriguez, Shelbi Peffly, Levi Peffly, Seth Peffly, Laura Peffly and Sarah Grace Peffly.
She was preceded in death by husband, Ted: sons, Floyd and Francis Marion Kerns; brothers, Marion and John; twin brother, Frank; sisters Lula Mae and Sylvania Cole; and a granddaughter, Patty Kerns.
Family suggests donations to Arthritis Foundation or the American
Cancer Society.
Arrangements by Headley Funeral Chapel, Augusta.

Cherie Jackson

Cherie Jackson, 19, of Oakley, waitress, died on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, as the result of an auto accident.
Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, a t Kennedy-Koster Funeral
Home in Oakley, and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, at the Oakley Christian Church. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, also at the church. Interment will be at the Oakley Cemetery. A candle light service will be held at 6
p.m. on Monday, Dec. 15, at the Augusta Southern Baptist Church.
Cherie is survived by: her parents, Phillip Dot-son, Sr., of Ft. Worth, Texas and Terry Jackson of Augusta; son, Gage Graf; special friend, Buddy Graf; foster parents, Tina and Rod Huffman; brothers, Phillip “Bubba” Dot-son, Jr. of Augusta, Robert Dotson and Jason Dotson; sisters, Lisa Stewart, Krista Cornelius, Jessica Cornelius all of Wichita, Casandra Jackson, Mercedes Jackson, and Tamra Gilbert; grandparents, Ed Jackson and Diane Dot-son.
Memorials for son Gage’s educational fund may be sent in care of Kennedy-Koster Funeral Home, P.O. Box 221, Oakley, KS 67748.

Original Format

Newspaper clippings affixed to loose-leaf notebook page