Charles W. Kuykendall

Denison
Charles W. Kuykendall, Sr., 71 year old Denison resident, died Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Carrus Specialty Hospital.
Visitation will be Friday night from 6-7 pm at Johnson-Moore Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be 10:00 am Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Johnson-Moore Funeral Home with Brother Virgil Cornwell officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarlawn Memorial Park with full military honors conducted by Sheppard Air Force Base Honor Guard.
Serving as pallbearers will be Terry Jones, Fred Pilkilton, Jr., D.D. McKnight, Dave Mollenhour, Henry Berkheimer and Stanley Cobb. Honorary pallbearers will be Dwayne Baker, Bobby Baker, T.J. Baker, Tom Johnson, Rev. David Pettigrew and Troy Hanes.
Charles was born on July 30, 1941 in Denison, Texas the son of Joseph Thomas and Jewel Bailey Kuykendall. He was a 1959 graduate of Denison High School and a graduate of Texas A&M. He was a meteorologist for the United States Air Force for 20 years. He owned and operated a ranch, raising horses and cattle, and one donkey named Jasper the friendly jackass.
He married Ann Brownlee on April 15, 2011 in Sherman, Texas. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church, Denison Kiwanis Club, Class of 1959 Alumni and Texas A&M Alumni Corps of Cadets.
The family would like to give special thanks to Dr. Watson and the staff of Carrus Specialty Hospital-ICU for the care given to Charles.
Charles is survived by his wife, Ann Kuykendall of Denison; sons, Charles William Kuykendall, Jr. and his wife, Amy of Wylie, Texas, Michael Andrew Kuykendall and his wife, Rebecca of St. Paul, Minnesota and step-son, Vincent Brownlee and his wife, Autumn of Denver, Colorado; step-daughter, Carla Brownlee of Burkburnett, Texas; brothers, Thomas James Kuykendall and his wife, Betty of Murphy, Texas and Clifton Eugene Kuykendall and his wife, Colette of Mesquite, Texas; sister, Kathryn Fudge of Hewitt, Texas; grandchildren, Jonathan Andrew Kuykendall, Lauren Elizabeth Dotson and her husband, Nick, Corey William Kuykendall, Madison Cantrell and Noah Cantrell and one great grandchild, Grant Dotson.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Arlene Baze and brother, Royce Kuykendall.
Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson-Moore Funeral Home.
Condolences may be registered to: www.johnsonmoorefuneralhome.net.