KERNS, Florine Mavis, age 88 of Moraine passed away Friday, April 8, 2016 in the care of Hospice of Dayton. She was born September 30, 1927 in Grundy, VA to the late Caleb and Draxie Stiltner. In addition to her parents, Florine was preceded in death by her brother, Kermit Stiltner and sisters, Esther Stiltner, Lexie Cross, and Eleanor Russell. Florine loved to make people smile and laugh. She was a devoted mother to her children, a son and daughter-in-law, John and Sandy Kerns of West Carrollton, parents of Brenna (Kerns) Preisser and Bobby Kerns, son and daughter-in-law, Doug and Judy Kerns of West Carrollton, parents of Amber (Kerns) Atkinson, Aprel Kerns and Andrie (Kerns) Stapleton, as well as daughter and son-in-law, Sandy and Steve Hofacker, of Pataskala, Ohio. In addition to her children and fifteen grand-children, she is survived by a brother, Harold and sister, Delma. Florine was a General Motors retiree and long-time member of First Baptist Church of West Carrollton where she enjoyed teaching children’s’ Sunday school and singing in the choir. Services celebrating Florine’s life will begin with a gathering of friends and loved ones from 4:00-7:00 pm Monday, April 11, 2016 at Gebhart-Schmidt-Parramore Funeral Home, Miamisburg. Funeral services will be hosted by First Baptist Church of West Carrollton, 705 S. Elm St., West Carrollton, OH and officiated by Pastor Peter Layton at 11:00 AM Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Hillgrove Cemetery, Miamisburg will serve as Florine’s final resting place. Personal condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting Florine’s online memorial at www.gebhartschmidtparramore.com.
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