June 20, 2017

Kenneth Dana Kerns, 85, of Parkman, Wyoming passed on June 20, 2017, leaving behind his high school sweetheart and wife of 64 years, Georgia Dunham Kerns. This marriage produced three sons, Dana (Alice) Kerns, Krayton (Druann) Kerns, and Kenneth Blaine (Kate) Kerns which yielded Ken's nine grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Ken was the youngest of four siblings raised at the Double Rafter Ranch on East Pass Creek. He graduated Sheridan High School in 1950 and attended Montana State University until joining the US Navy. Ken spent his final year of enlistment in Korea as a Marine Corpsman.

After the Navy, Ken and Georgia ranched out of Ingomar, Montana, before returning to the family homestead on East Pass Creek.

As if running cows wasn't challenging enough, he served on the school board and spent three terms as Sheridan County Commissioner.

A cowboy burial has taken place and once the cows are on the mountain, a potluck, memorial service will be held at the Double Rafter Barn on Sunday, July 9th, 2017 at 3:00pm.

The Sheridan Press - June 29, 2017.

Birth Date: May 12, 1932 Parents: John Wesley and Harriet Dana Kerns Siblings: Elizabeth, Herbert and Benton