Mary June Hern passed from this life on August 18, 2025, at Seven Hills Health
and Rehabilitation in Tallahassee, Florida. She was 99 years old.
Mary June was born on June 6, 1926, to Willard and Verda (Surber) Adam, in
Ripley County, Indiana. Their home eventually became part of the Jefferson
Proving Ground. The family, which included two more daughters, moved close to
Bear Creek Baptist Church, which became their church home.
Mary June married Robert W. Hern on June 6, 1948, and they moved to Hope,
Indiana. Mary June had fond memories of Hope where she cared for her two
daughters and helped her husband in his watch repair shop. They attended the
First Baptist Church. The family moved to Fort Myers, Florida in 1961. After
Mary June’s husband died in 1978, she worked for several years at a data
processing center for a local bank. She later moved to a senior living community
in Ocala, Florida, then ultimately, to Tallahassee, Florida to be close to her
daughter Jane and her family. While living in Ocala, she made several extended
trips to Indiana to visit other family members.
Mary June enjoyed sewing, working with her flowers, and helping others. She was
a very loving person with a good sense of humor and epitomized her faith through
her daily life.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert William Hern, parents, Willard
and Verda (Surber) Adam, sisters Norma Lou (Robert) Irwin, and Wanda Lee (Bobby)
Greathouse.
Mary June is survived by her daughters, Jane Ellen (John) Naf, Tallahassee,
Florida and Deborah Anne (David) Sharp, Columbus, Indiana. Grandchildren Sarah
(Jordon) Biehl and John R. Naf, Tallahassee, and Alope’ Villarreal, Columbus,
Indiana. Niece Rhonda (John) Martin, Greenwood, Indiana. Other extended family
members.
A graveside service will be held at Bear Creek Baptist Cemetery. Bass & Gasper
Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.