Wilbur Leonard Kern (1919 - 2003)

Born 11 Jan 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Gloria Kathryn (Graff) Kern — married 27 Dec 1950 in Winchester, Virginia

Died 31 Oct 2003 at age 84 in Winchester, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Wilbur was a son of Charles Luther Kern and Ada Elizabeth Weaver. He married Gloria Kathryn Graff in 1950. They had three children. Wilbur passed away in 2003.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 11 JAN 1919

Place: Baltimore, Maryland^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Military

Army Air Corps

Enlistment Date: 03 SEP 1942

Enlistment Place: Baltimore, Maryland^[6][7]

Marriage

Husband: Wilbur Leonard Kern

Wife: Gloria Kathryn Graff

Marriage:

Date: 27 DEC 1950

Place: Winchester, Virginia^[8]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1953

Place: Winchester, Virginia

Note: 504 Battle^[9]

Residence:

Date: 1994

Place: Winchester, Virginia

Note: 512 Barr Avenue^[10][11]

Death

Death:

Date: 31 OCT 2003

Place: Winchester, Virginia^[12][13][14]

Obituary

Winchester Star

3 November 2003

Wilbur L. Kern

Wilbur Leonard Kern, 84, of Winchester, died Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, at his home.

Mr. Kern was born Jan. 11, 1919, in Baltimore, Md., the son of Charles L. and Ada Weaver Kern.

He was a right-of-way agent for the Allegheny Power Company, retiring after 37 years of service. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Winchester Exchange Club, American Legion, and Moose Club. He was a past member of Odd Fellows, and had played chimes at the Lutheran church every day for 45 years before his retirement.

He attended the University of Richmond and was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps.

He married Gloria Graff on Dec. 27, 1950, in Winchester.

Surviving with his wife, are three daughters, Eileen F. Goodman of Fredericksburg, Claudia K. Eaton of Anderson, S.C., and Marian R. King of Winchester; and four grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel, with the Rev. George Fletcher officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, with military honors provided by V.F.W. Post 2123.

Pallbearers will be Jerry Goodman, Kenneth Eaton, Andrew Eaton, Nicholas Eaton, Marc Goodman, and Donald Lange.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork St., Winchester 22601, or to the men's Bible Class at the First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 77, Winchester 22601.^[15]

Burial

Burial:

Date: 05 NOV 2003

Place: Mount Hebron Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia^[16]

Find a Grave Memorial of Wilbur Leonard Kern

Parents and Siblings

Husband: Charles Luther Kern

Wife: Ada Elizabeth Weaver

Child: Elmer Luther Kern

Child: Olin Luther Kern

Child: Peachy L. Kern

Child: Wilbur Leonard Kern

Marriage:

Date: 18 DEC 1905

Place: Winchester, Virginia

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1064
2. ↑ Source: #S1063
3. ↑ Source: #S118
4. ↑ Source: #S3 Social Security
5. ↑ Source: #S1066
6. ↑ Source: #S1063
7. ↑ Source: #S1859
8. ↑ Commonwealth of Virginia Marriage Certificate of Wilbur Leonard Kern and Gloria Kathryn Graff. Frederick County Clerk's #1163, Stamped 35227, 27 December 1950, Winchester. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
9. ↑ Source: #S123 page 294, Kern W Leonard (Gloria K) (H) clk Northern Va Pr h 504 Battle [phone icon] 8139
10. ↑ Source: #S1060
11. ↑ Source: #S398
12. ↑ Source: #S1063
13. ↑ Source: #S118 Burial Records
14. ↑ Source: #S3 Social Security
15. ↑ Source: #S1063 Obituary
16. ↑ Source: #S118 Burial Records

• Source: S1064 1920 U. S. Federal Census. Household of Charles L. Kern, enumerated 9 January 1920. Baltimore County, Maryland - Govanstown. Series T625, Roll 669, ED 450, page 7B (28B), line 88. Repository: #R175
• Source: S1066 1930 U. S. Federal Census. Household of Charles L. Kern, enumerated 7 April 1930. Baltimore County, Maryland - Baltimore, Ward 27. Series T626, Roll 869, ED 663, page 6A (65), line 35. Repository: #R175
• Source: S1859 World War II Army Enlistment of Wilbur L. Kern. Repository: #R174
• Source: S123 Winchester, Virginia, 1953 City Directory Abbreviation: Winchester 1953 Directory Publication: Robert Morton Baldwin, 1952 Note: The Mullin-Kille and Evening Star
• Source: S398 1993-2002 White Pages Abbreviation: 1993-2002 Phone & Address Directory Publication: Acxiom Corporation, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1993-2002 Note: Original data: 1994 White Pages Repository: #R174
• Source: S1060 Research records of Eileen Goodman, Fredericksburg, Virginia; Recipient: Audrey McGlynn, Manassas, Virginia. Note: Some of Eileen's information came from Kenneth R. Keffer.
• Source: S1063 The Winchester Star, Winchester, Virginia. Online edition 3 November 2003; Wilbur L. Kern.
• Source: S118 Mount Hebron Cemetery Interment Records - Lot 170 Section J Grave 2 Last Name Kern First Name Wilbur MI Leonard Birth Date 01/11/1919 Intern Date 11/05/2003 Repository: #R128 * Source: S3 Social Security Death Index - Wilbur L. Kern 11 Jan 1919 31 Oct 2003 Winchester, Winchester City, Virginia Virginia (Before 1951) 224-10-8267. Repository: #R174
• Repository: R128 Mount Hebron Cemetery, 305 East Boscawen Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601, (540) 662-4868
• Repository: R174 ancestry.com/The Generations Network, Provo, Utah Note: Databases
• Repository: R175 National Archives and Records Administration, 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia
• Kern-981 was created by Audrey McGlynn through the import of Boyd.ged on Jun 1, 2015.

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