Merlyn R KERNS^[1]

1921 - 2009  (87 years)

• Name	Merlyn R KERNS
  Birth	28 Oct 1921	East Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	14 Apr 1930	Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States   [1]
  	Attended School
  	Address: 554 Eastern Avenue
  Residence	22 Apr 1940	Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States   [2]
  	Attended School
  Death	24 Oct 2009	Urbana, Champaign, Ohio, United States   [3]
  	Merlin R. Kerns, 87, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2009, at Heartland of Urbana in Urbana, Ohio. He was born October 28, 1921, in East Liberty, Ohio, to the late Ray and Evalene (Beightler) Kerns. On February 17, 1945, he married Bettie Jo Wehner in Wapakoneta, Ohio, and she preceded him in death on July 1, 2009. Also preceding him in death was a sister, Annabel Boblitt. Surviving are two sons, Greg A. (Carole) Kerns of Ft. Myers, Florida, and Steven B. Kerns of Bellefontaine; a brother and sister, Leon (Jean) Kerns and Goldie Watkins both of Bellefontaine; five grandchildren, Tim, Katie, Allison, Ric and Amy, and four great grandchildren. A World War II Army Air Corp veteran, Merlin worked for Notestine Floor Covering in Bellefontaine. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Bellefontaine, the Bellefontaine American Legion Post #173, and BPOE #132. Merlin enjoyed fishing and was an avid supporter of the Ohio State University Athletics.
  Burial	Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States   [3]
  	Address: Bellefontaine City Cemetery
  Person ID	I13425	Watkins
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Ray Cambatious KERNS,   b. 10 May 1894, Woodstock, Champaign, Ohio, United States d. 21 Jan 1970, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Evalena P BEIGHTLER,   b. Jan 1899, South Bloormfield Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States d. 24 Nov 1959, Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, United States (Age ~ 60 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1917	Michigan   [4]
  Residence	10 Jan 1920	Perry Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [5]
  	Garage mechanic
  Residence	14 Apr 1930	Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States   [1]
  	Automobile Electrician
  	Address: 554 Eastern Avenue
  Residence	22 Apr 1940	Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States   [2]
  	Assembly Man
  Family ID	F3347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bettie Jo WAYNER,   b. 15 Apr 1926, Delphos, Allen, Ohio, United States d. 1 Jul 2009, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	17 Feb 1945	Wapakoneta, Auglaize, Ohio, United States   [6]
  Family ID	F4645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Oct 1921 - East Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States Residence - Attended School,Address: 554 Eastern Avenue - 14 Apr 1930 - Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States Residence - Attended School - 22 Apr 1940 - Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States Marriage - 17 Feb 1945 - Wapakoneta, Auglaize, Ohio, United States Death - 24 Oct 2009 - Urbana, Champaign, Ohio, United States Burial - Address: Bellefontaine City Cemetery - - Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S446] 1930 Federal Census, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, ED 5 Page 6B Dwelling 144. [S449] Find a Grave, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio ED 46-5, Pages 13B and 14A, Dwelling 422, 1940 United States Census. [S331] Find-A-Grave, MEMORIAL ID: 61456957. [S9] 1930 United States Census, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3RG-15H : 15 January 2019), Ray Kernes and Evalina Beightler, 1917. [S447] ua, Perry Township, Logan, Ohio ED 201, Page 4B, Dwelling 103. [S331] Find-A-Grave, MEMORIAL ID: 61456957.