Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BRIDGES, KENNETH D.  November 25, 2015
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News Star World - November 28, 2015
KENNETH D. BRIDGES

Kenneth Doyle Bridges was born December 8, 1941, in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana 
and passed away at his Monroe, Louisiana home on November 25, 2015, with family 
at his side. A celebration of life will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 PM on 
Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Mulhearn Funeral Home in Monroe, LA.

Kenneth was known as Kenny to some and Big Daddy and Papa to others. His 
adventuresome spirit was touched with kindness and compassion. Always guided by 
a strong work ethic, he understood that the way through adversity was with 
education and graduated from Northwestern State University with undergraduate 
and graduate degrees. Rearing two children while in graduate school, with his 
wife's help, Kenneth persisted in completing his studies and began teaching at 
Marthaville High School. He found his passion for vocational and technical 
education when he started as a drafting instructor at the Northeast Louisiana 
Vo-Tech School in Winnsboro, Louisiana. Kenneth advanced from being a drafting 
instructor to being the assistant director and then served as director of the 
vo-tech school in Winnsboro for a number of years before becoming the regional 
director and also directed the North Central Louisiana Vo-Tech School and 
retired from public education in the year 2000 after 26 years of exemplary 
service.

Kenneth touched countless lives as an educator and administrator. He enjoyed 
hunting, golfing, motorcycle riding, drawing, traveling and most of all 
spending time with his grandchildren and family. Kenneth also enjoyed piloting 
and was able to skydive with his sons for his 70th birthday. Time spent with 
his grandchildren included storytelling, whittling, throwing footballs and 
encouraging their education.

Kenny was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert Henry and Hattie Lacy 
Bridges of Pleasant Hill; his father-in-law, Lt. Col. Milton Fletcher; 
brothers, Tommy Bridges, Dale Bridges, Johnny Bridges, Charlie Bridges, Sam 
Bridges and Jack Bridges as well as his sister, Carmen "Sis" Jackson.

Kenneth is survived by his loving wife, Millicent Fletcher Bridges; mother-in-
law, Hazel Norrid Fletcher; son, Todd and daughter-in-law Kim Bridges, son, 
Ricky and daughter-in-law Sheva Bridges; twin grandsons, Cody Tyler Bridges and 
Zachary Allen Bridges and their mother, Tammie Bridges; grandsons, Micah 
Fletcher Bridges, Hahn Alan Bridges and Kenneth Talangchey "Chey" Bridges; and 
step-granddaughter, Addison "Addie" Deblieux. Kenneth's surviving sister is 
Nell Calhoun of Panola, Texas as well as sisters-in-law, Joyce Bridges, Doris 
Bridges, Carol Payzant and husband Bill, and Kaye Dalton in addition to his 
brother-in-law, Richard Fletcher. The Bridges family requests that in lieu of 
flowers, kindly donate to the Pilots for Patients Program, 3127 Mercedes Drive, 
Monroe, LA. 71201.

Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Mulhearn Funeral Home

Monroe, LA 

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