Phyllis Fox Kerns also known as “Gma P” “Gaga”, age 89, of Front Royal, Virginia passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 in the comfort of her home.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 12:00p.m. at Marlow Heights Baptist Church, 517 Braxton Road, Front Royal with Rev. Jim Bunce officiating.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church and a reception will immediately follow the service downstairs at the church.

Mrs. Kerns was born on April 6, 1935 in Front Royal to the late James Lemuel and Maude Vaught Fox.  She was one of the last ones to be born on Skyline Drive, Fox Hollow, before the families were all displaced from the mountain.  Phyllis graduated from Warren County High School, top of her class, in 1954.  She was active in many sports but excelled in Basketball and Volleyball. She was also an avid Redskins/Commanders Fan, Nationals Baseball fan, and enjoyed watching UVA Basketball.

She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lyle Edward Kerns; brother, James “Jimmy” Fox; sister, Wanda Fox Bryant; sons-in-law, Timothy Wines and Steve Wooddell and infant son, Baby Kerns.  She spent her working years as an Accounts Payable Supervisor at Avtex for 30 years and retired from Boeing Corporation.  She was a member of Marlow Heights Baptist Church, Women of the Moose, Front Royal VFW Auxiliary, Front Royal Red Hatters and Friends Together at First Baptist Church.  Phyllis enjoyed gardening and “Her Flowers” but most of all she enjoyed time spent with her family, with her church family, and with friends.

Survivors include her three daughters, Kimberly Kerns Wines-Wooddell of Front Royal, Tracy Kerns Rutherford (Chuck) of Front Royal and Heather Kerns Medina (Joe) of Capon Bridge, West Virginia; brother, Archie Fox (Emogene) of Strasburg, Virginia; eight grandchildren, Stevie Nowell, Ashley Nowell, Brooke Wines-Dovel, Trey Clater, Chaz Rutherford, Joshua Medina, Jacob Medina and Matthew Medina; seven great grandchildren and two great grandchildren on the way.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street #405, Winchester, Virginia 22601 or to Marlow Heights Baptist Church, 517 Braxton Road, Front Royal, Virginia 22630 either by mail or online at https://brhospice.org/donate/ or https://www.marlowheights.org/donate.

“When Flowers Bloom the Angels Sing”.  Her faith, her love of family, love of plants and flowers will carry on from generation to generation.