There will be a memorial service for Maurice Lynn Kerns of rural Mabel, at the Burr Oak Methodist Church on Sunday, Oct. 7, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., with a prayer service at 3:00.
Kerns, a longtime rural Mabel resident and local businessman, died Thursday, Aug 9, at the age of 78, at the New Hampton, Iowa, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born Feb. 20, 1940, to Richard and Doris (Booth) Kerns, the oldest of three children.
Following his graduation, he married Diana Dotzenrod, during which time they had three sons. They were later divorced.