Published Friday, November 20, 2009

Mrs. Geneva Kern

Mrs. Geneva Kern, 85, of Grantville, Ga., died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at her home.

Mrs. Kern was born Sept. 11, 1924, in Boyle , MS, daughter of the late Webster and Gertie Williams Ray. She had lived in Grantville since 1985, was a member of the First Baptist Church of Grantville, and was an active member of the Grantville Senior Center. She retired from Sears and was later employed by T & R Grocery and Kids Kountry Day Care.

Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law, Darlene and Sammy Cole and Cathy Southern, all of Grantville; sister, Mary Emma Blankenship of Biloxi, MS; nine grandchildren, Shawn and Rebecca Kern, Danny and Missy Kern, Joel and Kay Fowler, Lewis Miller, Billy and Kelley Miller, Danielle and Josh Robinson, Scotty and Amanda Cole, Daniel Cole, and Jesse Cole; 28 great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; and a number of honorary grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Loyd E. (Bud) Kern; son, Danny Kern; grandchildren, Kimberly Kern and Jason Miller; two sisters, and three brothers.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20 at First Baptist Church of Grantville with the Rev. Ed Wyatt and the Rev. Jay Moore officiating. Interment will be Saturday afternoon in the New Cleveland Cemetery in Cleveland, MS.

Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home of Hogansville is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be expressed at www.mckibbenfuneralhome.com