Clyde Carroll Kingery

1939 - 2024

Clyde Carroll Kingery, age 85, of Benton, AR, passed away on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Little Rock. Mr. Kingery was born on March 24, 1939, in Arkadelphia, AR
Mr. Kingery grew up in various towns from Newport, AR to Lake Charles, LA. His parents made their homes in Little Rock when Mr. Kingery started high school. He was a 1957 graduate of Little Rock Central High School. He furthered his education at what was then Little Rock University. By the time he finished there, the school was UALR. His degree in Business Administration was completed at the University of Arkansas in 1962. 
When Mr. Kingery was completing his senior year in college, he met the girl he would marry. They met on a blind date. Cynthia Ann Young and Clyde Kingery were married for 60 years and had two daughters: Carol Ann Edwards (Tommy) and Cathy Lyn David (John) Clyde was also the proud grandfather to his six grandchildren: Haley Reynolds (Mitch), James Lloyd (Britney), Catie Vanlandingham (Branson), Calyn Finch (Nathan), Patrick Davis, and Paige Davis. The five great-grands are Ryder Reynolds, Riverlyn Reynolds, Aspen Finch, Addison Lloyd, and Remy Reynolds. 
He is also survived by a sister, Judy Griffis of Hot Springs; a niece, Michelle Frisby of Chicago, IL; and a beautiful white spitz named Roxie. 
His parents, Oren Clyde Kingery and Nanie Lou Kingery, preceded him in death.
Clyde was a proud member of the Arkansas Air National Guard. He worked at Arkansas Power and Light Company in Jacksonville, AR as a customer service representative. Clyde went on to be a production control manager at Illinois Tool Works in Pine Bluff and National Rejectors in Hot Springs. Those job experiences helped him to be a successful entrepreneur. He opened CK Hardware in Hot Springs in October of 1976. He would later purchase Malvern Hardware, build a new building in Malvern and finish his career at the Malvern location retiring at 80 years of age. He was a well-respected businessman and community supporter. He had been a proud member of the Jaycess and earned recognitions from that organization. The biggest recognition for him was the establishment of a Jaycee chapter in Southwest Little Rock. 
Not only did Clyde serve in the communities where he lived, he also served in the churches he attended. He was a youth Sunday School teacher, a volunteer youth director, Sunday School class president, member of many church committees, and answering the phone in the office on one Monday a month at Benton First United Methodist, where he currently was a member. His daughters would say that he was a fine Christian man. Carol and Cathy would be asked every Sunday if they went to church. His daughters would tell you that he was the best daddy in the world. 
An avid Razorback fan, he and Cindy attended basketball games and football games in Little Rock and Fayetteville for many years. They took family members to many of those games. They attended several Cotton Bowl games, and he proudly wore red and white patent Razorback shoes to those events. During these last years, Clyde became a huge Razorback Baseball fan. He was able to stay at home and watch those games. 
Services will be held on Monday, May 13th at Benton First United Methodist Church, 200 North Market St. Benton, AR. Visitation will be at 10 am in the Sanctuary with the service following at 11am in the Sanctuary, with Rev. David Wilson and Rev. Keith Dodson officiating. 
Pallbearers are James Lloyd, Patrick Davis, Branson Vanlandingham, Tommy Edwards, John Davis, Nathan Finch and Mitch Reynolds. 
Honorary Pallbearers are James Noris, David Avington, and Bill Kelley. 
Donations may be made to the Myrle T. Young Scholarship Fund at Henderson State University (1100 Henderson St. HSU Box 7550, Arkadelphia, AR 71999-6876) or the music Dept at Benton FUMC (200 Market St. Beton, AR 721050) 
Arrangements are made by Regency Funeral Home. You may sign the guestbook at regencyfuneralhome.com.