Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kenney, Floyd James Jr. 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 15, 2010, 11:31 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, August 8, 2006 Floyd James Kenney Jr., aged 76, of Ionia, passed away in the early morning hours of August 3, 2006. He was born August 16, 1929 in Ionia, the son of Floyd James Sr. and Pearl (Ritchey) Kenney. Floyd married Nita Jane DeLauder September 1, 1954 in Marion, Ohio, upon his honorable discharge from the US Navy. He served on the Aircraft Carrier USS FDR as an Aircraft Mechanic during operation Main Brace in the Mediterranean Sea. He was a graduate of Ionia High School and Central Michigan University. He was an accomplished drummer in both high school and college marching bands and also various bands through out the years. He also enjoyed farming. Floyd is survived by his loving wife of over 50 years Nita Kenney of Ionia; children, Gerald and Mel-Lisa Kenney of Ionia, Krista Ramon and Fiance Robert Acier of Ionia, Kevin Kenney of Lansing, Matthew and Dawn Kenney of Ionia; sisters, Beverly Hicks of Saranac, Alice and Donald Jones of Ionia; grandchildren, Anthony son of Krista, Jennifer and Matthew Jr. children of Matt and Dawn, and Geoffrey son of Gerald and Mel-Lisa. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother Richard Kenney. Memorial services will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia with Deacon Zenon Cardenas officiating. Anyone wishing to make memorial contributions in Floyd's name to Ionia Commission on Aging Meals on Wheels or SS Peter & Paul School. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/k/kenney8040nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb