Kenneth L. Lawrence
July 7, 2010
Lawrence, Kenneth L., 94, retired Beech Experimental Aircraft Crew Chief, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2010. Visitation with the family 6:00 ~ 8:00 p.m., Friday, July 9, Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Service 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 10, Andover United Methodist Church. Graveside service 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Mt. Vernon Cemetery, rural Atlanta, KS. Kenneths hobbies included hunting, fishing, gardening and dancing with Senior Citizens groups. He was a member of the El Dorado Chapter of the Kansas Old -Time Fiddlers, Pickers and Singers, the Andover United Methodist Church, the Augusta Masonic Lodge, and he was a past Master of the Towanda Masonic Lodge. Preceded in death by wives, Sadie Mae Hawkins and Edna Florence Henderson, brothers, Loyd and Robert and sister, Ruth Lanier. Survivors: daughters, Lucille Dooley (Larry) of Livingston, TX and Lorene Bailey (Dean) of Winfield, KS; step-son, Gene Henderson of Plymouth, MN; sister, Alta Sumner of Ponca City, OK; grandsons, Steven Henrie (Deana), Greg Henrie (Lisa), Kerry Bailey (Shelley), Thane Bailey (Robyn) and Kyle Bailey (Tracy); step-grandchildren, Suzanne Knipp (Russell), Mike Henderson (Jenny) and Eric Henderson (Tonya); 16 great-grandchildren; 6 step-great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with KU Endowment Fund for Cancer Research, mail stop 3012, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., KC, KS, 66160 and the Kidney Foundation, 1900 W. 47th Place, S-310, Westwood, KS 66205.
Visitation with the family 6:00 ~ 8:00 p.m., Friday, July 9, Downing Lahey Mortuary East.
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Dear Family of Uncle Kenneth, I wanted to send you my warmest thoughts for you as you celebrate the life of my dear Uncle Kenneth and your beloved father, grandfather, brother, and uncle. I will miss Uncle Kenneth. There isn’t a time in my life that he wasn’t around. One of my favorite memories is pretty recent. When my Grandpa (Loyd) was near the end and we were in Kansas visiting from California, we sat around the Nursing home all cramped in Grandpa’s room. It was Grandpa, Uncle Kenneth, my dad (Earl), my husband (Paul) and our three children (Ellen, Duncan and Claire). Uncle Kenneth had just lost Flossie and we were so glad to see him that day. We sat in that room and listened to these brothers – life long friends – talk about several of their hijinks as kids one in particular about riding around in the middle of the night shooting crows out of the trees. We were laughing so hard most of us were crying. My three children still bring up that day. I will treasure it in my heart forever. But that is only one instance of the love I have for Uncle Kenneth. I truly appreciate the man, the kind and gentle being. How lucky I am that two school girls named Nita and Mae got their wish and married brothers. All of our lives are richer because of them. What a blessing to have Uncle Kenneth. My hearts and thoughts are with you today and always. Love, Nancy