It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of John Patrick McKernan of Beaumont, Texas, who passed away on March 10, 2025, at the age of 78, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Mary "Jean" Wilkerson and James Robert "Bob" McKernan; and his brothers, James Robert McKernan (Jim Bob) and Jennings McKernan. He is survived by: his wife Georgia McKernan; his sister Judy Franks; his children, Chris McKernan (Melissa) of Hamshire, Shannon Gibson (A. J.) of Dayton and John McKernan II of Longview; his grandson Brandon Fulford; his children, Bryan McKernan (Brittany), Mathew McKernan (Arorra), Cheyenne Gonzalez (Ryan), Bailey Cook (Stanley) and Dallas Gibson; and his great grandchildren, Wyatt McKernan, Lily McKernan, Ryan Gonzalez, Elaina Gonzalez, Maddison Stitch, Mallarie Stitch and Stephen Force.
Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, Attention: Gift Processing at National Kidney Foundation HQ, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, New York 10016, give online, or the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023 Merrifield, Virginia 22116, give online.