Ronal Wayne Kennemer, 65, of the Kensing Community of Delta County, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Hospice of East Texas in Tyler.
Bright-Holland Funeral Home has scheduled services for 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 6th at East Delta Baptist Church with Rev. Jake Vaughn officiating. Burial will follow in East Delta Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service.
Ronal, the son of Hoyt Phillip Kennemer & Myrtie Chandler Kennemer, was born March 18, 1957, in Paris, Texas.
He graduated from Cooper High School and received his teaching certificate in Agriculture from East Texas State University. He was a longtime farmer and rancher and was Agriculturist of the Year in 2022. Ronal was a team roper and a volunteer fireman. He was a member of the East Delta Baptist Church.
His parents, Hoyt & Myrtie Kennemer, and a brother-in-law, Jimmy Tilger, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie Townes Kennemer, whom he married in 1990, children, Jamey Slaton, Amber Grizzle, Krissy Boersma & husband Justice, Kade Kennemer & wife Bailee, and Madalynn Slaton, grandchildren, Katelyn Hunter & husband Blake Killgo and Grayson Boersma, great grandchildren, Kinslee, Easton, and Kal’El, his twin brother, Donal Kennemer & wife Judy, two sisters, Donna Kay Tilger and Phyllis Stone & husband Gary, and nieces & nephews, Coyt Kennemer, Dustin Kennemer & wife Kirsten, Phillip Tilger & wife Robyn, and Nicole Stone along with a host of friends.
Casket bearers will be: Rick Pedersen, Benny Collins, Steve Rainey, Kyle Patterson, Kendal Wright, and Daniel LaRue. Honorary bearers will be: Ricky LaRue and Ken James.
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