Kenneth W. Osbourn, 52, of Kingman, Arizona passed away on Friday, September 9, 2005, at the Kingman Regional Hospital. Comforting him in his final hours were his parents, Helen and Floyd Osbourn, who were at his bedside when he passed away. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 16, 2005, 10 a.m. at Terpening and Sons Funeral Home in Artesia, New Mexico with burial to follow at Woodbine Cemetery. Officiating will be Donald Speir.
Kenneth was born in Sylacauga, Alabama on January 4, 1953 and moved with his parents to Artesia, New Mexico in 1958. He graduated from Artesia High School in 1970 where he was an all-star baseball player and played the tuba in the high school band for which he won many ribbons and awards. He attended Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. He married Darlene Gresham in 1974 in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
He worked as a superintendent in the trucking industry in San Antonio, Texas and Midland, Texas. After moving to California, Kenneth worked as a heavy equipment operator and was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers for approximately 17 years. An outdoorsman, Kenneth was an avid fisherman and possessed a great sense of humor. He loved being with his family and family gatherings were a joyous occasion for him.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene of Kingman, Arizona; two daughters, Jane Helene also of Kingman, Arizona and Sarah Larkin of Phoenix, Arizona; his parents, Helen and Floyd Osbourn of Roswell, New Mexico; one brother, Laddie Liveoak and his wife Darla of San Antonio, Texas; and two sisters, Gale Liveoak Dyer and her husband Earl of Phoenix, Arizona; and Tajuana Osbourn Speir and her husband Donald, of Midland, Texas. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive him.
His presence will be missed greatly by his family. His youngest daughter, Sarah, is broken-hearted by her father’s passing. She loved him very much and will greatly miss him.
Pallbearers will be Adam Worley, Nathan Brinker, Gary Bonds, Rodney Gresham, Randy Bonds and Ed Parsons.
Kenneth was born in Sylacauga, Alabama on January 4, 1953 and moved with his parents to Artesia, New Mexico in 1958. He graduated from Artesia High School in 1970 where he was an all-star baseball player and played the tuba in the high school band for which he won many ribbons and awards. He attended Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. He married Darlene Gresham in 1974 in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
He worked as a superintendent in the trucking industry in San Antonio, Texas and Midland, Texas. After moving to California, Kenneth worked as a heavy equipment operator and was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers for approximately 17 years. An outdoorsman, Kenneth was an avid fisherman and possessed a great sense of humor. He loved being with his family and family gatherings were a joyous occasion for him.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene of Kingman, Arizona; two daughters, Jane Helene also of Kingman, Arizona and Sarah Larkin of Phoenix, Arizona; his parents, Helen and Floyd Osbourn of Roswell, New Mexico; one brother, Laddie Liveoak and his wife Darla of San Antonio, Texas; and two sisters, Gale Liveoak Dyer and her husband Earl of Phoenix, Arizona; and Tajuana Osbourn Speir and her husband Donald, of Midland, Texas. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive him.
His presence will be missed greatly by his family. His youngest daughter, Sarah, is broken-hearted by her father’s passing. She loved him very much and will greatly miss him.
Pallbearers will be Adam Worley, Nathan Brinker, Gary Bonds, Rodney Gresham, Randy Bonds and Ed Parsons.
Kenneth W. Osbourn, 52, of Kingman, Arizona passed away on Friday, September 9, 2005, at the Kingman Regional Hospital. Comforting him in his final hours were his parents, Helen and Floyd Osbourn, who were at his bedside when he passed away. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 16, 2005, 10 a.m. at Terpening and Sons Funeral Home in Artesia, New Mexico with burial to follow at Woodbine Cemetery. Officiating will be Donald Speir.
Kenneth was born in Sylacauga, Alabama on January 4, 1953 and moved with his parents to Artesia, New Mexico in 1958. He graduated from Artesia High School in 1970 where he was an all-star baseball player and played the tuba in the high school band for which he won many ribbons and awards. He attended Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. He married Darlene Gresham in 1974 in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
He worked as a superintendent in the trucking industry in San Antonio, Texas and Midland, Texas. After moving to California, Kenneth worked as a heavy equipment operator and was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers for approximately 17 years. An outdoorsman, Kenneth was an avid fisherman and possessed a great sense of humor. He loved being with his family and family gatherings were a joyous occasion for him.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene of Kingman, Arizona; two daughters, Jane Helene also of Kingman, Arizona and Sarah Larkin of Phoenix, Arizona; his parents, Helen and Floyd Osbourn of Roswell, New Mexico; one brother, Laddie Liveoak and his wife Darla of San Antonio, Texas; and two sisters, Gale Liveoak Dyer and her husband Earl of Phoenix, Arizona; and Tajuana Osbourn Speir and her husband Donald, of Midland, Texas. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive him.
His presence will be missed greatly by his family. His youngest daughter, Sarah, is broken-hearted by her father’s passing. She loved him very much and will greatly miss him.
Pallbearers will be Adam Worley, Nathan Brinker, Gary Bonds, Rodney Gresham, Randy Bonds and Ed Parsons.
Kenneth was born in Sylacauga, Alabama on January 4, 1953 and moved with his parents to Artesia, New Mexico in 1958. He graduated from Artesia High School in 1970 where he was an all-star baseball player and played the tuba in the high school band for which he won many ribbons and awards. He attended Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico. He married Darlene Gresham in 1974 in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
He worked as a superintendent in the trucking industry in San Antonio, Texas and Midland, Texas. After moving to California, Kenneth worked as a heavy equipment operator and was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers for approximately 17 years. An outdoorsman, Kenneth was an avid fisherman and possessed a great sense of humor. He loved being with his family and family gatherings were a joyous occasion for him.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene of Kingman, Arizona; two daughters, Jane Helene also of Kingman, Arizona and Sarah Larkin of Phoenix, Arizona; his parents, Helen and Floyd Osbourn of Roswell, New Mexico; one brother, Laddie Liveoak and his wife Darla of San Antonio, Texas; and two sisters, Gale Liveoak Dyer and her husband Earl of Phoenix, Arizona; and Tajuana Osbourn Speir and her husband Donald, of Midland, Texas. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive him.
His presence will be missed greatly by his family. His youngest daughter, Sarah, is broken-hearted by her father’s passing. She loved him very much and will greatly miss him.
Pallbearers will be Adam Worley, Nathan Brinker, Gary Bonds, Rodney Gresham, Randy Bonds and Ed Parsons.
