Steven Nicholas Kendall

KENDALL, Steven Nicholas, passed away January 14, 2009. He was born to Martha Sanders and William Marion Kendall on August 18, 1932 in Hellier, Ky. After entering the U.S. Navy in 1953, Steven received his GED and married Ruby Nellave. Steven was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Thomas Kendall; and a sister, Hilda Randall. Steven is survived by his wife, Ruby, along with their three children, Steven N. Kendall Jr. (Janet) of Eaton Rapids, Mich., Rex Lee Kendall of Providence Forge, Va., Melody Ann Kendall of Midlothian, Va. He is also survived by one grandchild, Kevin Nicholas Kendall; and his mother, Mary Lou Kendall of Barhamsville, Va; a sister, Patricia E. Baldridge (Stewart) of Hellier, Ky.; a sister-in-law, Charlotte B. Kendall; an aunt, Cleo Bailey of Hellier, Ky. He is further survived by many nieces, nephews and friends whom he loved. Having served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years, Steven was a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam wars. Following his retirement from the Navy in 1972, he was employed by Allied Chemical for 22 years, and retired in 1994. Steven loved music, books, trains and history, and was a member of the Teamsters Union, the Fleet Reserve Association and Liberty Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and again from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Vincent Funeral Home, 9923 Pocahontas Trail, Providence Forge, Va. The funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, also at the funeral home, with the burial following at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.