Ramona Jean (Hampton) & William David "Bill"
Kenyon, Jr.
Tombstone photo
Dover Cemetery
Dover,
Kingfisher County, Oklahoma
 © Mike Estes |
Nov 27, 1931 - Feb 2, 2007
Obit for William submitted by Jo Aguirre
Enid Morning News Feb 4, 2007 A graveside service for
William David “Bill” Kenyon Jr., 75, of Dover, will be
2 p.m. Monday in Dover Cemetery. The Rev. Fred Jones and Cheryl Wilmoth will
officiate. Arrangements are by Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home, Hennessey.
He was born Nov. 27, 1931, in Oklahoma City to William David Sr. and Perle E.
Freeman Kenyon and died Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, in Hennessey.
Following high school graduation he joined the Navy Reserve. He married Ramona
Jean Hampton Dec. 13, 1959, in Enid. They farmed and ranched in the Dover area,
and he worked at his family’s nursery. He owned and operated Kenyon Irrigation
and Skyscan Satellite in Dover and was a ham radio operator.
He was a member of Ham Radio Association, Dover Lions Club and American Irrigation Association.
Surviving are his wife Jean, of the home; three daughters, Linda L. Kenyon of
Dover, Edith J. Preston of Plano, Texas, and Cindy K. Hoag of Guthrie; one son,
Dr. Arnold W. Kenyon of Enid; one brother, Austin F. Kenyon of Park Hill; one
sister, Pat Gilmour of Kingfisher; and five grandchildren.