Leon Jay KERNS^[1]

1923 - 2013  (89 years)

• Name	Leon Jay KERNS
  Nickname	Pinky
  Birth	3 Oct 1923	Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States   [2, 3]
  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
  Military	16 Jan 1943	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States   [4]
  	Had completed 4 years of high school. His civilian occupation was "skilled blasters and powdermen." He was single without dependants.
  Death	15 Jun 2013	West Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States   [3]
  	Address: Green Hills Care Community
  	LEON JAY "PINKY" KERNS OBITUARY: Leon Jay "Pinky" Kerns, 89, of Bellefontaine, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Green Hills Care Community, West Liberty. He was born in Bellefontaine on Oct. 3, 1923 to the late Ray and Evalina Beightler Kerns. He was preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law, Annabelle and George Boblitt, a brother and sister-in-law, Merlin and Betty Jo Kerns; and brother-in-law, Caroll Watkins. On April 7, 1946, he married the former Jean Alice Morningstar in Lima and she survives, along with their children, Linda (Jim) Hilliker of Bellefontaine, Tom (Bertie) Kerns of Springfield, Tenn., and Susan (Rodney) Allen of Bellefontaine; grandchildren, Tiffany (Shawn) Wilcoxon, Britt (Jim) Gravely, Cody (Dana) Allen, Heath (fiancee Jackie Hanson) Allen, Morgan Allen, Hannah (Ben) Jernigan and Matt Kerns; and great-grandchildren, Maggie Wilcoxon, Mac and Hayden Gravely, and Braidynn, Albert Benjamin and Asher Thomas Jernigan; and a sister, Goldie Watkins. He previouly worked at A. J. Miller and Dinovo's, and worked for Notestine's Flooring until retirement. He was an avid bowler and member of T-P Lanes Bellefontaine Bowling Association Hall of Fame. He then took up golf with the same enthusiasm. A World War II veteran, serving from January 1943 through January 1946, he began attending The Ohio State University football games before World War II and continued attending with his wife on his return in 1946, both in state and out, with family and friends until both were no longer physically able. Their loyalty to and interest in OSU and its teams is legendary. They enjoyed traveling throughout the United States and to many countries through the years, also with family and friends.
  Burial	Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States   [3]
  	Address: Bellefontaine City Cemetery
  Person ID	I13426	Watkins
  Last Modified	21 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   [5]
  Residence	10 Jan 1920	Perry Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [6]
  	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	Jean Alice MORNINGSTAR,   b. 28 Apr 1926, Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States d. 21 Jul 2018, Bellefontaine, Logan, Ohio, United States (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	7 Apr 1946	Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States   [3]
  	Address: St. Luke's Lutheran Church
  Family ID	F4646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Oct 1923 - Bellefontaine, 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 Military - 16 Jan 1943 - Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States Marriage - Address: St. Luke's Lutheran Church - 7 Apr 1946 - Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States Death - Address: Green Hills Care Community - 15 Jun 2013 - West Liberty, Logan, 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: 61457036. [S9] 1930 United States Census, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA NAID 1263923. College Park, Maryland: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002. [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.