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 </figure>The subject decedent, Kenneth L. Kerns, was born, or perhaps stork delivered, on the 29th
 day of December, 1943, at the Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital located 
in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas.&nbsp;He was the son, and first child, of
 Clarence H. Kerns and Vivian R. (Hursh) Kerns, husband and wife.The father, Clarence H. Kerns, was personally present at the 
conception of the subject decedent, but was not personally present at 
the time of the birth of his son. At the time of such birth, or stork 
delivery, Clarence H. Kerns was on active duty in the Army Air Corps, 
and stationed at Grand Forks, North Dakota. He was involved in a B-29 
project relating to the development of a bomb of some type, and he 
always considered Grand Forks, North Dakota, to be a wonderful, tropical
 retreat.Kenneth L. Kerns grew up at El Dorado, Kansas, a community noted at 
the time for two active oil refineries, and in conjunction therewith, 
noted for pure, clean air. However, he is indebted to Skelly Oil Co. for
 providing refinery employment for Clarence H. Kerns.Kenneth strongly believed that having an opportunity to grow up in a 
small, midwestern community during the 1950’s was a definite blessing. 
He was convinced that there has never been a better time to encounter 
the joys and hardships of youth and puberty. He strongly believed that 
we need to return to a political administration under the direction of 
one Dwight David Eisenhower, with all citizens being blessed with a 1957
 Chevrolet.Ken attended and graduated from El Dorado High School in 1961 and 
then attended and graduated from El Dorado Junior College, now known as 
Butler County Community College, in 1963. He then attended and graduated
 from Kansas State College at Pittsburg in 1965. He acquired a 
Bachelor’s Degree, the primary focus being social or political science. 
At such time, he intended to become a secondary level school teacher. 
However, he was persuaded by a very good friend to submit himself to the
 law school admission test, and, thereafter, decided to attend law 
school.Ken attended and graduated from Washburn University School of Law in 1968, with a Juris Doctorate being granted.He commenced the practice of law at Great Bend, Kansas during August,
 1968. He continued with the practice of law from 1968 to the time of 
his death.With reference to his practice of law, he was initially hired by 
another attorney in Great Bend, Kansas. However, he terminated this 
employment arrangement during the year 1972. The termination was 
initiated and completed by Kenneth, the same being based upon a lack of 
ethics coupled with active deception and dishonesty on the part of the 
employer.In view of the duration of his practice of law, one must certainly 
conclude that he was older than dirt at the time of his demise.He married one Sherry E. Payne during the early part of the year 
1965. From this union, one child was produced, Brian L. Kerns, Brian now
 residing at Austin, Texas. This marriage was regrettably terminated by 
divorce during the year 1975. Sherry E. (Payne) Kerns survives.He then married one Elizabeth “Liz” (Herrman) Rebel at Kingman, 
Kansas during the year 1977. This marriage was thankfully terminated by 
divorce, the marriage termination undoubtedly extending his life 
expectancy substantially. Elizabeth “Liz” (Herrman)(Rebel)(Kerns) Taylor
 survives.He then married one Connie M. Bell during March, 1990. This marriage 
has thankfully survived. He frequently expressed the belief that he had 
finally located a “good” woman.Kenneth L. Kerns is survived by his wife, Connie, his son, Brian L. 
Kerns, and wife, Tamra, of Austin, Texas, his step-daughter, Rhonda 
Weingrad and her husband Mark (the food mooch), of Great Bend, his 
grandson, Landen Kerns, his granddaughter, McKenna Kerns, his 
step-granddaughter, Ashley McGinnis, and her husband, Sam and Baby Mac, 
his step-granddaughter, Autumn Weingrad, and his good friend and 
companion, Sherman the Cat. He is also survived by a brother, Maynard L.
 Kerns, of El Dorado, Kansas and a sister, Mary Gayle Spoon and husband 
Dean, of Leon, Kansas. He was also predeceased by his great friend, 
Stonewall the Cat, his fuzzy companion, Buggzer the Rabbit, and the 
great animal, Miss Kitty the Cat.During his presence in Great Bend, Kansas, the subject decedent was a
 member and held various offices with the Great Bend Jaycees, and a 
member and officer of the state Jaycee organization. He was also a 
member of Elks Lodge No. 1127 for a substantial number of years, and an 
auxiliary member of the V.F.W. For several years, he served as the 
advisor to an explorer post, legal related, under the Boy Scout 
organization. He was also involved in instrumental and initiating Hope, 
Incorporated, a predecessor to organizations now existing to assist the 
mentally challenged. He has been a member of the Barton County Bar 
Association since 1968, and has served as both the president and the 
secretary of such organization. He has also been a member of the Kansas 
Bar Association since 1968.During his presence in Great Bend, Kansas, he has been a member of 
the First Presbyterian Church, and is presently a member of the First 
Christian Church.Individuals who have been associated and acquainted with Mr. Kerns 
will certainly attest that he always expounded progressive ideas. He 
honored a lifetime mandate, this being as follows: “Change is Bad”. He 
undoubtedly considers his present state of lifelessness to fit within 
the same category, that being that this “change” is bad.Ken did encounter some difficulty with electronic devices as well as 
anything mechanical. Had he been the king of the world, he would have 
undoubtedly destroyed all computers, cell phones and related items. He 
held an extreme dislike for the electronic filing approach adopted by 
the court system in the State of Kansas, such feeling being amplified by
 the destructive force of the same, in the opinion of Mr. Kerns, to the 
legal profession.At the time of his death, the subject decedent was extremely 
discouraged as to the state of the legal profession. In the opinion of 
Mr. Kerns, the permissive use of advertising for the legal profession 
basically eliminated professionalism. He strongly believed that, with 
all due respect, the electronic filing system now mandated was 
undoubtedly the most incredibly stupid change ever forced upon the 
practicing attorneys and basically inserted the “Final Nail” into the 
coffin of professionalism.At the commencement of his legal career, he was extremely proud of 
the legal profession, and his involvement in the same. At the time of 
death, he was extremely discouraged as to the state of the legal 
profession, it being his belief that advertising, a lack of ethics, a 
lack of honesty, and the adoption of greedy concepts have been extremely
 destructive to the legal profession.Kenneth L. Kerns elected to check it in on the 22nd day of May, 2021.Should a monument of some type be required to commemorate the life of
 the subject decedent, he would suggest the following inscription: “Your
 Honor, I object”.&nbsp;Friends may come to Bryant Funeral Home to sign the register book 
from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 11, 2021, and the family will 
receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Memorial service will be held at 
2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Bryant Funeral Home, with Pastor 
Josh Leu presiding. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be
 designated to the Mennonite Relief Fund, Salvation Army or Golden Belt 
Humane Society, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.Written and Demanded it be submitted by the Decedent.