Obituary of Jessie Frances Kern

Bedford Jessie Frances Kern, 94, of the Dive Community in Bedford, died at 7:20 am on Saturday, February 19, 2005 at the White River Lodge in Bedford. Born April 16, 1910 in Bedford, she was the daughter of James B. and Mary B. (Bluff) Jacobs. She married Robert Edward Kern in 1932 and he died December 7, 1982. She was a homemaker and a member of the Dive Christian Church. Survivors include two daughters, Roberta Sherrill and her husband, Irvin and Rebecca Kinser and her husband, Larry all of Bedford; one son, Robert Franklin Kern and his wife, Judy of Bedford; nine grandchildren, Tim Sherrill and his wife, Debbie, George Sherrill and his wife, Paulette, Julie Keith and her husband, Lionel, Kelly Hauk and her husband, Gary, Kevin Kern, Lee Ann Hauersperger and her husband, Jeff, Debbie Vandeventer and her husband, Doug, Barry Kinser and his wife, Mary and Tammy Alesia and her husband Steve; great grandchildren, Debra Wright and her husband, Terry, Leslie Staggs and Jeff, Jamie Magill and her husband, Josh, Beth Ann Hayes and her husband, J.D., Jennifer Denisha and her husband, Paul, Meghan Carmichael, Marci Carmichael, Brandon Umphress, Dustin Kern and his wife, Jessica, Lora Kern, Tara Kern, Robbie Kern, Nathaniel Hauersperger, Natalie Hauersperger, Evan Kinser, Jacob Alesia, Emily Alesia, Brenda Keith and Kyle Keith; great great grandchildren, Tierra Wampler, Donna Jo Wampler, Matthew Wampler, Janet Wright, Katie Voorhies, Sadie Magill, Trevor Magill, Trenadee Staggs, Landon Staggs, Briston Kern, Madelyn Kern, Noah Kern, Riley Keith, Caydon Keith, Wil Hayes, Alex Crane, Anna Hayes, Avery Denesha and Hayden Denesha. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers, Stanley and Howard Jacobs; three sisters, Bertha Edwards, Myrtle Senior and Helen Tolbert and one great granddaughter, Julie Loy Sherrill. Funeral Information Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 pm on Friday, February 25th from the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Johnny Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Thursday, February 24th and from 11:00 am until the hour of service on Friday at the Day & Carter Mortuary.