Floyd "Junior" Kinnard, Jr. Obituary (1945

Mr. Floyd "Junior" Kinnard, Jr., age 77 of Deputy, Indiana, entered this life on May 26, 1945 in Paint Lick, Kentucky. He was the loving son of the late Floyd, Sr. and Stella Mae Keene Kinnard. Having lived in the Deputy community most of his life, Junior went to the old Deputy High School and graduated from Madison Consolidated High School in 1965. He was inducted into the United States Army on August 2, 1966 in Louisville, Kentucky and rose to the rate of Specialist Four serving during the Vietnam War, where he was exposed to agent orange. During his time with the 4th US Army Artillery Battalion, he distinguished himself being acknowledged as a Marksman and receiving the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with Bronze Star, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and an Overseas Service Bar. Junior was honorably discharged on August 1, 1968 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma and returned home. He held an agriculture degree and attended vocational school in Ohio to become a machinist. He was united in marriage to Brenda Dunlevy on June 19, 1965 and this happy union was blessed with two daughters, Vickie and Mickie. He worked at Rockwell Automation Reliance Electric for 38 years as a machinist in Madison, Indiana. He also worked for Baxter Saw Mill, in addition to being a farm laborer for Jack and Opal Nix for several years. He had been in the Boy Scouts and was a member of the Lick Branch Baptist Church. Junior had a passion for fishing and hunting and continued as long as his health permitted. Junior fought a long battle with diabetes and was lovingly cared for by his wife until his death. He was a devoted husband, loving dad and grandpa. Junior died on Monday, January 30, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hampton Oaks Health Campus in Scottsburg, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Junior will be missed by his loving wife of 57 years, Brenda Dunlevy Kinnard of Deputy, Indiana; his loving daughters, Vickie Uebersetzig of Greenwood, Indiana and Mickie Creech of Deputy, Indiana; his loving grandchildren, Brooke (Jacob), Bailey (Jordan), Alex, and Coleman; his great grandchild, Adley Rae; his sisters, Gail Mccowan and her husband Bob of Gulf Breeze, Florida and Marilyn Anderson of Whiteland, Indiana; his brother in law, Roger Dunlevy and his wife, Laura of Sellersburg, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Floyd J. Kinnard, Sr., died June 6, 1998; his mother, Stella Mae Keene Kinnard, died April 12, 1983; his sisters, Jean Smith-Lee and her husband Jim and Susie Taylor; his brother, Charles Vernon Creech died February 13, 1999 and his wife Carolyn; and his brother in law David Anderson. GRAVESIDE CEREMONY A graveside service will be conducted Friday, February 3, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. by Pastor Brynen Chitwood at Pisgah Cemetery in Deputy, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Pisgah Cemetery near Deputy, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSA final salute with military honors will be provided by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion at the graveside. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans or the Deputy Volunteer Fire Department. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Memorial To send a flower arrangement in memory of Floyd "Junior" Kinnard, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.