Individual Details
Kenneth Maddie Yadon
(20 Sep 1921 - 14 Jul 2005)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, Sunday, July 17, 2005, Edition: Five Star Late Lift: Yadon, Kenneth M.ETH M., CMS USAF (RET.), July 14, 2005; dear husband of Mary Lou; father of Nancy Brandmeyer (Alan), Sandy Heiney (Jim), Janet Richter (Robert); stepfather of Jerome J. Gile (Lisa), Jennifer Jones and Rodney Gile (Patricia); beloved grandpa of Stacey Klingler (Michael) and Joshua Jones; great-grandpa, brother, uncle and cousin. Ken was born September 20, 1921 in Webster Groves to parents James P. and Alice Parker Yadon. His father was the fire chief of Webster Groves and retired in 1961; his uncle, Ovid, was the chief of police. Ken joined the Air Force in WWII and proudly served his country for 22 years with the U.S. Air Force Security Service in Communications-Electronics. He was stationed in Germany, Alaska, Panama, Japan and Brazil, where he taught the use and maintenance of teletype and crypto equipment. Private memorial service. In lieu of flowers, donations to Make A Wish Foundation or a charity of your choice would be appreciated.
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Spouse | Mary Lou Kirkpatrick (1926 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
2. Obituary of Kenneth Maddin Yadon, St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri, Sunday, July 17, 2005, Edition: Five Star Late Lift.
3. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
4. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..
5. Obituary of Kenneth Yadon, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, Sunday, July 17, 2005, Edition: Five Star Late Lift.