Kenneth E. Standridge was born April 5, 1936, in Lamar, Arkansas to the late Sam and Lois Standridge and departed this life on December 10, 2022. He was 86 years old.
Kenneth worked various jobs before joining the Associated Natural Gas Company in May of 1975. He made lasting friendships through the company before retiring in May of 1991. Kenneth also was a member of the Local Union 1439 and in his younger years served as a volunteer fireman for the Sikeston Fire Department and a coach for little league.
On August 27, 1955, he married the love of his life the late Carolyn Jean Garrison in Sikeston Missouri. They stood by each other for 67 years and raised 4 children.
Kenneth enjoyed spending time outdoors hunting, fishing, camping, and spoiling his grandchildren. He loved to work with his hands and tinkered around with woodworking and making furniture as his hobby. There was nothing he could not do or make.
He was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Wappapello, Missouri until an illness kept him homebound.
He is survived by one son Kenneth Standridge Jr. of Dexter, Missouri, and two daughters Charissa (Jimmy) Comstock of Dexter, Missouri, and Victoria (Mark) Sings of Lake City, South Carolina; two brothers Samuel (Angie) Standridge of Paducah, Kentucky and Dewayne (Joann) Standridge of Sikeston, Missouri, and one sister Wanda Jean Walters of Sikeston, Missouri.
Other than his parents and wife, he is preceded in death by one son Kerry L. Standridge, three brothers Don Standridge, Ed Standridge, and Earl (Bill) Standridge; five sisters Blanch Hardin, Marie Phillips, Wilma Hasler, Ella Rainey, and Coy Summers.
Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, December 15, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.
Pallbearers for the service are Mark Comstock, Seth Harris, Gabe Harris, Nate Harris, Mike Harris, and Blake Below.
Honorary Pallbearers are Jason Standridge, Darryl Standridge, and Tommy Standridge.
