Blackwell Cemetery, Kay County, Oklahoma

The funeral for Kenneth “Kenny” Hackett, 61, of Blackwell, will be 2 p.m. Friday, April 30, 2010, at First Baptist Church, Blackwell. The Rev. Matt Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Blackwell Cemetery with military rites conducted by the Army. Arrangements are by Roberts and Son Funeral Home, Blackwell.

He was born Aug. 6, 1948, in Conway, Ark., to Freed and Katherine Dryer Hackett and died Tuesday, April 27, 2010.

He moved with his family to Blackwell at a young age and graduated from Blackwell High School. He entered the Army, where he served three years during the Vietnam War.

He worked for C.F.M. Corp. for nearly 34 years, serving as foundry manager for the last 11 years.

He married Sondra Vickroy July 29, 1994. They made their home on a farm west of Blackwell. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and Vietnam Veterans.

Surviving are his wife, Sondra, of Blackwell; his mother, Katherine Whitman of Blackwell; one son, Brian Hackett of Blackwell; four stepchildren, Cathy Roach Stoops of Mulhall, Kristi Roach Brown of Ponca City, Steve Reid of Blackwell, and Dewey Vickroy of Dallas; one brother, Kevin Hackett of Enid; three stepbrothers, Garry James Whitman and Daryl Whitman, both of Blackwell, and Raymond Whitman of Texas; two stepsisters, Donna Rundell and Kathy Spean, both of Texas; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made through the funeral home, 120 W. Padon, Blackwell, OK 74631, to Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary for the Avenue of Flags.

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