Obit: Rev. Kenneth L. Christy, Caddo Par., Louisiana Submitted by: Suzanne Shoemaker Date: Jan. 1999 Source: SHREVEPORT TIMES NOV. 10, 1998 ISSUE ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** KENNETH L. CHRISTY Funeral services for Rev. Kenneth L. Christy, age 78, will be held Wednesday, November 11, 1998 at 10:30 a.m. at Broadmoor Presbyterian Church. Officiating will be Rev. Steven Dyer and Rev. Wilbur Christy. Visitation will be Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 6 until 9 p.m. at Boone Funeral Home, Bossier Chapel. Interment will be at Cottage Grove Cemetery. Rev. Christy died Sunday after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. He was a native of New Kensington, PA, where he was born to Mae M. and Floyd C. Christy on May 12, 1920. He attended Maryville College, Maryville, TX, 1939-1941 where he met his wife, Leslie. At the outbreak of World II, he enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps, and served faithfully until the war ended. After the war, he returned to his educational goal, enrolled at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta to complete his AB degree, then attended Columbia Presbyterian Seminary in Decatur, GA, where he completed his bachelor of divinity degree in 1953 and later earned a masters degree in theology. He served as pastor of Presbyterian churches in Childersburg, AL, Versailles, KY, Lutz, FL, and was for 20 years pastor of John Knox Presbyterian Church in Bossier City, LA. He was active in all aspects of civic and community affairs, including for many years, membership of Rotary Club International where he served as Secretary Treasurer and President of the Bossier City Club and was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a member of Pines Presbytery where he served on various committees over the years. He was parish associate for Broadmoor Presbyterian Church and also served on the ethics committee of Bossier City Willis Knighton Medical Center. He was a positive influence in many lives and was loved by all who knew him. After his retirement from the active ministry, he and his wife enjoyed traveling extensively. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Lt. Col. Raymond M. Christy, USAF. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, the former Leslie Morris Gilbert of Atlanta, GA; brother, Rev. Wilbur Christy, Apple Valley, CA; two sisters, Thelma C. Lichtenfels, Saxonburg, PA and Dr. Ruth Funk, Wilmington, NC. His surviving children are: Col. Kenneth L. Christy, Jr. and wife Kathy, Richlands, NC, Stephen F. Christy and wife Donna, Lebanon, H.H., G. Keith Christy, M.D. and wife Katie, Bossier City, LA, Marion C. Moore, Shreveport, LA and Gordon H. Christy, Covington, LA; his grandchildren are: Kelly Partlow and husband Mike, Kimberly A. Christy, Kenneth A. Christy, Melissa Christy, Leslie Anne Christy, Lauren E. Christy and Tara L. Moore. Pallbearers are: Dr. Warren Lambard, Dr. John Hardjasudarma, Charles "Gravy" Coyle, Henry Dodd, Clay Brock and Bill Dauer. Honorary pallbearers are the ministers of the Presbytery of the Pines. "That Man is a Success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much, who has gained the respect of intelligent man and the love of children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who leaves the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem or a rescued soul; who never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express it; who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had."