Kenneth Lee Kanode

Kenneth Lee Kanode, 76, of Bedford, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2011, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. He was born on Friday, May 17, 1935 in Christiansburg, a son of the late Roy W. Kanode and Ella Costigan Kanode. He was retired from Jon Bil having worked in the apparel business for 45 years and was most recently employed by Murray & Bolling Chevrolet. He was also a member of Brookhill Weselyan Church and served in the Virginia National Guard. Surviving are his wife, Joyce Ann Jones Kanode; a daughter, Karen Trent and husband, David, of Troutville; a son, Kenny Kanode and fiancee, Mona Hodges, of Big Island; his grandchildren, April Wolfe and husband, Jeremiah, Kody Kanode, and their mother, Cindy Kanode; and granddaughter, Niki Beck; his great-grandchildren, Olivia and Joel Wolfe, Payton Booth; four sisters, Maxine Bice and husband, Floyd, of Lynchburg, Patsy Johnson and husband, Ted, of Whiteville, N.C., Helen Heavener and husband, David of Blacksburg, and Dolores Hill of Christiansburg; a brother, Roy W. Kanode and wife, Joyce, of Christiansburg. The family requests those wishing to make memorials to consider the Memorial Fund at Brookhill Wesleyan Church, 1043 Cifax Road, Forest, VA 24551. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 3 p.m. at Updike Funeral Chapel in Bedford with the Rev. Joe Horrell and the Rev. Michael Newman officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends may call Friday after 1 p.m. and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Updike Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Bedford.