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Obituary - Kenneth E. Guffey Sr.
Shawnee resident Kenneth E. Guffey Sr. died Friday at a local hospital following a short illness. He was 65.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Roesch-Walker Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Richard Gay officiating. Burial will be at Resthaven Memorial Park.
Guffey was born Oct. 19, 1932, in Shawnee, to George D. and Edith (Detrick) Guffey. He attended Shawnee schools and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict and also served in Vietnam. He retired from the military after 20 years of service.
He married Terrie Crain on May 29, 1974, in Pine Castle, Fla., and retired from Mobil Chemical. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Guffey lived in Shawnee most of his life, returning in 1976.
Survivors include his wife, Terrie Guffey of the home; five daughters and four sons-in-law, Pam Taylor of Shawnee, Denise and Marc Mann of Sacramento, Calif., Mary and Robert Brown of Orlando, Fla., Sharon and Michael Jones of Kissimmee, Fla., Pattie and George Weaver of Oregon; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Tony and Christi Taylor of Shawnee, George and Darlene Guffey of Orlando, Fla., Kenneth E. Guffey Jr. of Norman; grandchildren, Keith, Dustin, Amber, Tylor, Tori, Krissy and Kenny, all of Shawnee; George Anthony, Christina and Jonathan, all of Orlando, Fla.; and Tiffany of Kissimmee, Fla.; four brothers and three sisters-in-law, George D. and Betty Guffey of Shawnee, John and Mia Guffey of Moore, Robert and Jean Guffey of Girty, Okla., Frank Guffey of Shawnee; two sisters, Juanita Guffey and Rose Campbell, both of Shawnee; and several other relatives.
He was preceeded in death by his parents, a sister and a brother.
Memorials may be made to the Hospice of Shawnee or Shawnee Regional Hospital Cancer Foundation.
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