Kevin Dean Jensen, 62, of Morganton passed away unexpectedly on December 25, 2023. Kevin was born in Kearney, Nebraska to Janet Pettis and the late Reverend Alvin Jensen on May 24, 1961. Being the son of a minister, he grew up moving between Missouri and Kansas. Understandably, Kevin immediately fell in love with the beautiful mountain terrain of Western North Carolina and its vast hiking and biking trails. Kevin received a B.S. degree in Psychology from Pittsburg State University, Kansas, and his M.A. degree in Psychology from Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. He spent his career serving people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities both in Kansas and North Carolina. Upon his retirement Kevin was employed as a Staff Psychologist at J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center. In addition to his mother of Rapid City, SD, Kevin is survived by his wife of thirty-one years, Joyce McCarn Jensen of the home and a brother, Keith Jensen, of Englewood, Colorado. Kevin is also survived by a special sister-in-law, Janice M. Goode of Fletcher, NC; niece Mollie G. Phillips of Hendersonville, NC; nephew, Robert S. Goode, Jr. of Asheville, great-nephew Noah Phillips of Hendersonville, and a host of special friends.
A graveside service will be held Friday, December 29, 2023 at 2:00pm at Oak Hill United Methodist Church cemetery with the Reverend Adam Love officiating. Memorials may be directed to The Men's Club of Morganton, Bikes 4 Kids, PO Box 3825, Morganton, NC or to Oak Hill United Methodist Church, 2239 Hwy 181, Morganton, NC.
Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Kevin Dean Jensen, 62, of Morganton passed away unexpectedly on December 25, 2023. Kevin was born in Kearney, Nebraska to Janet Pettis and the late Reverend Alvin Jensen on May 24, 1961. Being the son of a minister, he grew up moving between Missouri and Kansas. Understandably, Kevin immediately fell in love with the beautiful mountain terrain of Western North Carolina and its vast hiking and biking trails. Kevin received a B.S. degree in Psychology from Pittsburg State University, Kansas, and his M.A. degree in Psychology from Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. He spent his career serving people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities both in Kansas and North Carolina. Upon his retirement Kevin was employed as a Staff Psychologist at J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center. In addition to his mother of Rapid City, SD, Kevin is survived by his wife of thirty-one years, Joyce McCarn Jensen of the home and a brother, Keith Jensen, of Englewood, Colorado. Kevin is also survived by a special sister-in-law, Janice M. Goode of Fletcher, NC; niece Mollie G. Phillips of Hendersonville, NC; nephew, Robert S. Goode, Jr. of Asheville, great-nephew Noah Phillips of Hendersonville, and a host of special friends.
A graveside service will be held Friday, December 29, 2023 at 2:00pm at Oak Hill United Methodist Church cemetery with the Reverend Adam Love officiating. Memorials may be directed to The Men's Club of Morganton, Bikes 4 Kids, PO Box 3825, Morganton, NC or to Oak Hill United Methodist Church, 2239 Hwy 181, Morganton, NC.
Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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