Kenney, Forrest S

1927 - 2015  (88 years)

• Name	Kenney, Forrest S
  Birth	17 Aug 1927	Moniteau, Missouri, USA   [1, 2]
  	Near Wooldridge
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Nov 2015	University of Missouri Medical Center, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Burial	5 Dec 2015	St John United Church of Christ Cemetery, Billingsville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I5919	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Gerhardt, Katherine Marie,   b. 16 Jan 1932, Speed, Cooper, Missouri, USA d. 16 Oct 2018, Lenoir Woods Senior Living, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	20 Jan 1952	St John United Church of Christ, Billingsville, Cooper, Missouri, USA   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Kenney, Sharron   2. Kenny, Barbara Ann
  Family ID	F690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Aug 1927 - Moniteau, Missouri, USA Marriage - 20 Jan 1952 - St John United Church of Christ, Billingsville, Cooper, Missouri, USA Death - 30 Nov 2015 - University of Missouri Medical Center, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA Burial - 5 Dec 2015 - St John United Church of Christ Cemetery, Billingsville, Cooper, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Forrest Kenney, 88, of Boonville, passed away on November 30 at University Hospital in Columbia following a long illness. Visitation will be held at Davis Funeral Chapel in Boonville from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 4. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 5, at St. John United Church of Christ, 14191 Billingsville Road, Boonville, MO, with Rev. Jim Elliott and Rev. Arlin Renfrow officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Forrest was born to Clarence Teel and Lena Virginia Potter Kenney on August 17, 1927 in Moniteau County near Wooldridge. He married Katherine Gerhardt on January 20, 1952, and she survives. He was a graduate of Boonville High School and served in the US Army during the Korean War. Forrest worked for Shryack Givens Grocery Company in Boonville for 49 years. He was a faithful member of St. John United Church of Christ, where he served multiple terms on the church council and was Sunday School Superintendent and teacher. He also served as commander of VFW in Boonville and enjoyed woodworking, Cardinals baseball, auctions, crossword puzzles, fishing and coin collecting. His greatest treasure was his family. Survivors include his wife, Katherine, daughters Sharon Kenney Smith (Steve) of Columbia and Barbara Kenney Ayers (Doug) of Danville, KY. He also leaves his beloved grandchildren; Sarah Smith Auer (Kris), Ryan Smith (Katie Payne), Grant Neckermann (Kate), Andrea Smith, Kathleen Ayers and Hannah Ayers, as well as great grandchildren Jacob, Samantha and Elizabeth Auer. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister. He will also be missed by his nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions can be made to St. John United Church of Christ.

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] USA: MO: COOPER: Boonville Daily News: Obituary. https://www.boonvilledailynews.com/ [S1528] USA: MO: COOPER: Memorabilia of Cooper County, Missouri. https://cooper.mogenweb.org/Biographical/Memorabilia%20of%20Cooper%20County,%20Missouri,%202020%20PDF%20Edition.pdf