Obituary of Wayne A Kern

Bedford Wayne A Kern, born Arthur Wayne Kern, in 1919 in Plattsburg, NY to Louis Raymond Kern and Amanda Lillian Beaudete. He married Reva Jane Cannedy on September 21, 1940 and she preceded him in death on March 11, 2013. He was a postmaster at the Bedford Post Office and a veteran of WW II serving with the U.S. Army. He had served as the chairman for the Lawrence County Democratic Party and was named Sagamore of the Wabash in 1968 by then governor, Roger Branigan. He was a member of the Gillen Post #33 American Legion. Survivors include three daughters, Donna Lou Tlustek (Hein) of Bedford, Diana Lyn Armstrong (Larry) of Lebanon and Cathy Ann Hackney (Ken) of Bedford; nine grandchildren, Kaya Pace (Robert), Ilana Tlustek, Hein K Tlustek (Stephanie), Marthea Jackson (Jeff), Alida Bingham (Aaron), Terry Tlustek (Bethany), Tamatha Bailey (Tracy), Kristina Matlock, JoAnna Cobb (Ed); twenty-six great grandchildren; two step-great grandchildren; seven nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his step-mother, Esther Carlton Kern; a brother, Thomas Raymond Kern; sisters, Thelma Marie Parks, Lois Loraine Webster and Nina Arbuckle; a son-in-law, Ron Smith and a great granddaughter, Anna Tlustek. Funeral Information Private services are planned. Burial will be in the Green Hill Cemetery with military rites accorded at the graveside by members of Gillen Post #33 American Legion and D.A.V. Chapter 2. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Friday, December27th at the Day & Carter Mortuary.