DURWARD KENNETH “KENNY” GIPSON, 70, of Louisville, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2011.
He retired from General Electric after 36 years.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Mollie Gipson; brothers, William Lawrence Gipson and Robert L. Gipson; and sisters, Myrtle Gipson Minton, Tina Gipson Duvall and Hazel Gipson Raymer.
He is survived by his wife, Gaytha Gipson; children, Thomas P. “Hoot” Gipson, Sr., Sheryl Ann Gipson Hammond and Kenneth Todd Gipson, Sr. (Kim); grandchildren, Brandon Vititoe, Jesse Hammond, Thomas P. Gipson, Jr., Timothy L. Gipson, K.T. Gipson, Jr., and Kindra Gipson; sisters, Ima Blanton and Nora Higgs; and his faithful companion, Brown Dog.
Visitation will be Tuesday 10am-8pm at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Highway and Wednesday 10am until the service at 3pm at Beech Grove United Baptist Church, Caneyville, KY with burial in Dit-Vincent Cemetery in Brownsville, KY.