Kenneth Leroy Jones, 73, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 6:28 am, Thursday, April 21, 2022, in Wabash County, Indiana. He was born on July 11, 1948, in Marion, Indiana, to Kenneth Ashton and Alice Jane (Ancil) Jones.
Kenny was a 1967 graduate of Oak Hill High School and was a US Air Force veteran. He worked for Irving Materials in the lab as a quality control inspector for 50 years. Kenny married Karen (Titus) Walker at the Charley Creek Inn in Wabash on September 11, 2021. He was a member of Hanna Masonic Lodge # 61, American Legion Post 15, Wabash Wildlife and Sportsman Association, all of Wabash, and an associate member of the Indiana Sheriff’s Association. Kenny was an avid hunter, who enjoyed hunting all types of game. He was a former president of the Turkey Federation and a member of Ducks Unlimited. He was a gun enthusiast and won several shooting competitions. Kenny and the former Sheriff Tim Roberts, along with others, walked The Grand Canyon.
He is survived by his wife, Karen Jones of Wabash, five children, Shannon (Tony) Floyd of Yorktown, Indiana, Holly (Brandon) Smith of Greer, South Carolina, Mindy (Timothy Pitta) Williams of Smyrna, Delaware, Sheronne (Jay) Wetterich of Greer, South Carolina, and Shanelle (Joshua) Drown of Andrews, Indiana, 20 grandchildren, Jordan and Conner Reeves, Tiant and Roschae Smith, Jawan Custis, Deshawn Schuler, Makaylah Schuler, Aiyanna Schuler, Dahnae and Jamier Smith, Marissa Pitta, Jeremy and Javin Wetterich, Memphis Hiner, Ashton Bowland, Cameron Drown, Lucas Drown, McKenzie Rothgeb, Seeley Drown, and Emma Adams, great-granddaughter, Everleigh Hiner, four step-children, Dana Love of Jacksonville, Florida, Craig (Jeanine) Crandall of Rising Sun, Indiana, Nathan Walker of Wabash, and Nick Walker of Jonesboro, Indiana, five step-grandchildren, Brittany (Juan) Ibarra, Clinton and Carter Crandall, Haley Walker, and Isabella Walker, two step-great-grandchildren, Diego and Lylianna Ibarra; brothers and sister, Dennis Jones and Rick (Julie Hawkins) Jones, both of Sims, Indiana, and his sister, Tami (Jim) Harrison of Marion, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Alice Jones, and his step mother Sharon Jones.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Bachelor Creek Church of Christ, 2147 N. State Road 15, Wabash, with Joel Cogdell officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 3-7:30 pm Wednesday, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. There will be a Masonic Service at 7:30 pm Wednesday.
The memorial guest book for Kenny may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.