Annette Boyette Kernstine

Annette Boyette Kernstine, 89, of Hope, Michigan, formerly of Warsaw, N.C., passed away peacefully on September 30, 2025.  Annette was born on January 28, 1936, the third of four children to the late John Wright Boyette, Sr. and Effie McGowan Boyette.
Annette was a 1954 graduate of Warsaw High School.  In 1958, she graduated from UNC Woman’s College in Greensboro, N.C., with a Bachelor of Science degree in Secretarial Administration.  Subsequent secretarial jobs were held with N.C. State Grange, N.C. Dairy Association, and S.C. Dairy Association.
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Annette was married to Van Arthur Kernstine for 59 years until his passing in 2018. She met Van in May of 1955 in Greensboro. They married in November 1958 following her graduation and Van’s four years of service in the U.S. Air Force.  They lived in Greensboro until moving to Chester, S.C. in 1964.  In 1969, Annette and Van returned to Warsaw, where they opened and operated a Sears Catalog Merchant Store until it closed in 1993.  Annette was a member of Johnson Baptist Church for most of her life, where she faithfully served as pianist for many of those years.
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She is survived by two sons and one daughter: Art Kernstine (Vicki) of Cumming, GA; Sonya Alexander (Curt) of Hope, MI; Mitchell Kernstine (Mary) of Powhatan, VA; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Van Kernstine; sister, Marie Waters; brother, Boyce Boyette; brother John Wright (JW) Boyette, Jr.  

The funeral will take place at Johnson Baptist Church in Warsaw on Monday, October 6, with visitation starting at 10:00, followed by 11:00 service.

Memorials in her memory may be made to:
Optimal Hospice (801 Rosehill Road, Jackson, MI  49202)
Medilodge of Midland (4900 Hedgewood Dr., Midland, MI 48640-1928)
Seasons Adult Day Health Services (4700 Dublin Avenue, Midland, MI  48642)
Johnson Baptist Church (477 Johnson Church Road, Warsaw, NC 28398)

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