Obit., "In the Meta Herald, 10 Years Ago" - Thursday, November 22, 1962" "Ethel Mae Kern, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hunter, was born in Stockton, California, August 1907, and passed away in Tuscumbia November 13 (1962) at the age of 55 years. In 1950, she was united in marriage to Joseph Kern in Jefferson City. Funeral services were held Saturday, November 17 at the Scrivner-Stevinson Chapel in Meta. Interment was in the Southside Cemetery at Meta. Pallbearers were Teddy Bax, Junior Bax, Gary Doerhoff, Lambert Borgmeyer, Nathan Kalaf and Melvin Schulenberg."