Dorothy Vernell Kearns' Obituary
Dorothy V. Kearns, 90, of Stafford County, passed away peacefully with all her children by her side on Monday, October 28, 2019.
Dorothy was born and raised at Aquia Creek on February 20, 1929. She graduated from Stafford High School as an A student. Dorothy met her husband, Clifton, after he returned home from World War II where he was a prisoner of war in Germany. They married on June 25, 1946 and together they had 10 children. They raised their children in Stafford County.
Dorothy was mostly a mother and homemaker, but she enjoyed her time as a waitress for Roma Italian Restaurant in Stafford and a school crossing guard in Fredericksburg. Dorothy also helped her husband buy and sell farm equipment.
Mrs. Kearns was a tremendous cook. Many family and friends will dearly miss her chicken and dumplings, fried chicken and mashed potatoes. When loved ones visited, she always had a fresh cake under the cake stand ready to share. She also loved to can, and had canned and frozen 100’s of quarts of fruits and vegetables throughout her life.
Dorothy also enjoyed playing and listening to music. She was devoted to studying and reading her Bible on a daily basis. Dorothy was a member of the Fredericksburg Seventh Day Adventist Church and of the American Legion Post 290. She enjoyed sewing and crocheting, and was a very talented artist, and also taught her children how to draw.
She is survived by six children, Diane Grimes (Kenneth), Eric “Ricky” Kearns, Paul Kearns, Christine Roberts (Kenny), Sherilynn Smith (Chuck), and Dawn Heflin; two sisters, Geraldine “Pete” Fines and Marilyn Amato; two brothers, Raymond Crismond (Bonnie) and Ronnie Crismond (Terry); 17 grandchildren, Melissa Strother, Alesha Gerber, Jeremy and Jason Grimes, Valerie and Jamie Kearns, Erica Selby, Eric Kearns Jr., Victoria Gentry, Michael and Chad Kearns, Nicole DeFoor, James Roberts, Jennifer Gurkin, Sarah Rose Maynard, Danielle Stites, Becky Chinn; numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other loving extended family.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Clifton; her parents, John and Elsie Crismond; four children, Susan Kearns, David Kearns, Randolph Kearns, and Priscilla Caramonta; and a grandson, Brian Kearns.
The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, November 3, 2019 at Found and Sons Funeral Chapels, 10719 Courthouse Road, Fredericksburg. A funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Monday, November 4, 2019 at Fredericksburg Seventh Day Adventist Church, 6052 Plank Rd, Fredericksburg. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Condolences may be shared with her family online at foundandsons.com.
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