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In Loving Memory

Kuykendall, Billy “Bill” Douglas

Passed away on April 3, 2019 at the age of 85.

Born in Stamps, Arkansas on November 16th, 1933 in the Kuykendall home, he was the third child of seven children born to Jessie Dallas and Nena Estelle Kuykendall.

Bill met the love of his life Loretta Carolyn Everly at Webster Groves Baptist Church in 1960. They were married on November 21, 1964 at the church where they met. They had two children.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents and 5 siblings: sisters – Marjorie “Helen” Sparrow and Wanda “Jean” Wilson; and brothers – Dallas Edward “Ed” Kuykendall, Raymond “Ray” Cloyce Kuykendall, and Jerry Harold Kuykendall.

He is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Loretta “Carolyn” (Everly) Kuykendall and their two children: Jill (Will) Blaylock and Alan (Debbie) Kuykendall; grandchildren, Ian, Austin, Jesse, and Malia, his brother, Darrell Wayne (Francis) Kuykendall and numerous nieces and nephews.

Bill was very active in his church. He served as a deacon for many years. He also chaired and served on many committees in the church. From leading music on one occasion (don’t ask about his singing), to hosting church in his own home when the furnace would not work, to crawling under the church building to find the source of a foul smell that turned out to be a dead opossum, Bill did it all! He had a servant’s heart.

Bill graduated from Stamps High School in 1951 playing football as quarterback (nicknamed “Radar” by the local newspaper) basketball and tennis; William Jewell College in 1955 playing tennis; and the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1960 with a Master’s degree. Bill was the first of his siblings to go to college and was an encouragement to his younger brother, Darrell Kuykendall, to become a college graduate as well.

In his early adult years he enjoyed playing golf and tennis. Later he spent time watching these sports on TV along with football and baseball. He was also a voracious reader. Bill served in the Navy from 1956 to 1959. He served in Hawaii at Barbers Point Naval Air Station. He was the radar officer on a Lockheed WV-2 Super Constellation aircraft. Bill also worked in the Webster Groves School District for 35 years as a PE teacher at Hixson Junior High School, retiring in 1995. Bill touched the lives of many young men during their early teen years as a teacher. Several former students have called him as adults thanking him for sharing his love of God and the hope of knowing Jesus with them. At various times during his 35 years in the Webster Groves School District he coached football, golf, tennis, and girls’ freshman basketball. Bill worked for the Webster Groves Recreation Department in the summers teaching golf and organizing the umpires for the city youth baseball league.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Sunday, April 7th and services will be at 10 a.m., Monday, April 8, both at Webster Groves Baptist Church, 308 Summit Ave., Webster Groves, MO 63119. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Webster Groves Baptist Church – the place that was central to the family life of Bill, Carolyn, Jill and Alan. Carolyn still calls this her church home and attends on a regular basis. The family of Bill Kuykendall would like to thank everyone for their prayers, kind words, and assistance on this difficult day. Our family has been touched deeply by the outpouring of love and the kind expressions of sympathy you have all shown us.

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