James Derwood Kern age 63, of Hopkinsville KY, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2024, at Baptist Health Deaconess in Madisonville.
Graveside services will be at a later date. Burial was at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-West. Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home has been entrusted by the family with the care of their loved one.
Mr. Kern was born on May 13, 1961, in Ft. Still, Oklahoma, the son of the late Jerry Kern and Dolores Yeary Mann. James was veteran in the US Army.
Survivors include his sons, Trey Kern (Mariah) of Hopkinsville, and Taylor Kern of Lexington; his brothers, Bryan Mann of Pembroke, John Kern of Tennessee, Jay Kern of Pembroke and Todd Mann of Pembroke; his sisters, Kristal Carter of Hopkinsville, and Rachael Mann of Pembroke; and nine grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are in the care of Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home.