Obituary of Kennon W. Washburn

Mr. Kennon Washburn, age 75, of Ozark, died Tuesday evening, December 19, 2006, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be 11:00 A. M. Friday, December 22, 2006, in the Chapel of Holman Funeral Home in Ozark with Reverend Dr. Billy D. Gaither officiating. Interment will follow in Westview Memorial Cemetery, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 P. M. until 8:00 P. M. Thursday evening. Mr. Washburn was born July 11, 1931 in Dekalb County, Alabama and grew up on Sand Mountain. He graduated from Sardis High School in 1949 and Auburn University with a B. S. Degree in Pharmacy in 1952. He served in the United States Army from 1953 until 1955 at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington and the Tenth General Dispensary in Frankfurt, Germany. Mr. Washburn married his late wife, Shirley Synco Washburn in 1956 and they moved to Ozark in 1961 where he owned and operated Center Drug Company. He was a member of Ozark Baptist Church. Mr. Washburn was a founding member of Ozark Rotary Club on October 20, 1958, serving as Director Emeritus and President. He served as past District Governor of Rotary International, received numerous Paul Harris Fellow Awards, and Ozark Man of The Year. In addition to his parents, Mr. Washburn was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Synco Washburn on December 18, 2000. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law: Leanne and William Johnson of Troy, Michelle and John Reed of Auburn, one grandson: Alex Johnson also of Troy, one brother and sister-in-law: Charles and Betty Washburn of Boaz, Alabama. Flowers will be accepted but memorials are preferred in his memory to The Rotary Foundation, C/O Ozark Rotary Club, P. O. Box 1401, Ozark, Alabama 36361. Service Information