Kenneth Wayne Keeney, age 94, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at his home at the Presbyterian Village in Ft. Scott. He was born February 20, 1930, on the family farm near Pawnee Station, Kansas, the son of Perry L. Keeney and Hazel Picht Keeney. Kenneth attended school in Pawnee from First through Eighth Grade. He later graduated from the Ft. Scott High School in 1947 and Ft. Scott Junior College in 1949. He went on to attend Pittsburg State University and later graduated from Augustana University in Rock Island, Illinois. Kenneth served with the United States Army with the First Cavalry Division. He received his basic training at Ft. Ord, California and was then stationed in Japan from 1951-1953.
Following his discharge from the Army, he began working for the Western Insurance Company in Ft. Scott. He later transferred with the Western to their office in Davenport, Iowa. In 1959, he went to work for AAA Motor Club of Iowa. He retired in 1992 after thirty-three years as a personal lines insurance underwriter. After retirement, he moved back to the third generation family farm which was owned by him and his sister, Kathryn Morrison. He later sold the farm to his niece Linda Walker and her husband, Ray, making them the fourth generation to maintain the farm. While living in Davenport, Iowa, he was a member of the St. John’s United Methodist Church. After retirement he attended the Hiattvi le United Methodist Church. He enjoyed golfing, bowling, traveling and getting together with family. He also enjoyed working on the farm. He appreciated nature and loved conserving and preserving the farm.
Kenneth is survived by his sister, Estalee Simpson of Ft. Scott; four nephews, Darre l and Dale Keeney and Larry and Roger Simpson; four nieces, Janet Keefer, Carol Carter, Linda Walker and Barbara Beugelsdyk and their families. He was preceded in death by his parents, Perry and Hazel Keeney, a brother, Donald Keeney and wife, Oda; a sister, Kathryn Morrison and husband, Bob, a brother-in-law, Carney Simpson and a nephew, Paul Morrison.
Funeral services will be held at 11:30 A.M. Tuesday, October 15th at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will fo low in the U. S. National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:30 A.M. until service time on Tuesday at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the Hiattvi le United Methodist Church and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S.
Main, P.O. Box 347, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
