Susan Melvina Kerns, 87, Maryville, formerly of Elmo Missouri, died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville, Missouri.

Born November 9, 1924 in Blanchard, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Bessie Johnson Kerns.

Susan was a member of the Elmo Christian Church.

Preceding Susan in death were her parents, brothers Wilbur, Theodore, Kenneth, Woodrow "Woody", Sanford , William "Bill" , Robert "Bob", and Guy Kerns, and sisters, Virginia Vore, Orlee Allen, and Lucille Brownfield.

Surviving are brother Albert Kerns Buffalo, MO, and sisters, Ella Mae Shipley, Bessie Hainline and Helen Whitaker, all of Elmo.

Funeral service will be 2:30 Monday, April 30, 2012 at the Elmo Christian Church, Elmo, Mo.

Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to service from 1:30-2:30 PM.

Burial will be in the Elmo Cemetery, Elmo.

Memorials: Three Rivers Hospice 1329 Village Drive St. Joseph, Missouri 64506 and Nodaway Nursing Home, 22371 Highway 46, Maryville, Mo. 64468