Washington Times-Herald
LOOGOOTEE — Richard Lee Kerns, 66, went to his Heavenly home at 8:20 a.m. Thursday. He was born Feb. 17, 1944, in Martin County, to Floyd and Leona (Hayes) Kerns. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Loogootee and attended Jasper High School. He retired in 2002 from Petros Tire and was also the former owner of Kerns Country Cabin Restaurant in Loogootee. He was member of St. John’s Lutheran Church Council and the Park and Spark Car Club. He is survived by his wife, Sharon (Harder) Kerns, whom he married June 15, 1968; one son, T. Ed Kerns of Loogootee; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Bob and Barb Kerns of Cincinnati, Ohio, Ed and Mary Ruth Kerns of Washington; five sisters and brothers-in-law, Sue and Clyde Nicholsen of Jasper, Shirley and Harry Magner of Bloomington, Sharon and Robert Peoples of Shoals, Sandy and Terry Heeke of Dubois, and Tami and Duane Knies of Celestine; and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Leona (Hayes) Kerns; one daughter, Misty Kerns; one brother, David Kerns; and one sister, Phyllis Keller. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Loogootee. Burial will be in Goodwill Cemetery in Loogootee. Visitation is from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at Brocksmith Funeral Home and from 10 a.m. until the hour of service at the church on Monday. Memorial donations may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church in Loogootee. Online condolences may be made at www.brocksmithfuneralhomes.com. (Aug. 26, 2010)
