Kenneth Cecil Sledge Sr was born on October 18, 1919 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, the son of George Oconee Sledge Sr (1891–1964) and Ada Gertrude (Briley) Sledge (1895–1971).
He was married on February 23, 1945 to Dolly Amelia Reckert (1923–2006) in Saint Louis, Missouri, and she was the daughter of Paul Rudolph Reckert 1896–1972) and Amelia Marie (Schmidt) Reckert (1904–1986).
Kenneth was 77 years and married when he died on December 23, 1996 in Nashville.
Survivors included his widow Dolly Sledge, a son and four granddaughters.
Funeral Services were held on December 27th at Woodbine Funeral Home, and burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, with Honorary Pallbearers who included Sodalitan Sunday School Class at Woodbine United Methodist Church and Nashville Elks Lodge #72.
Original obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on December 24, 1996
Kenneth Cecil Sledge Sr was born on October 18, 1919 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, the son of George Oconee Sledge Sr (1891–1964) and Ada Gertrude (Briley) Sledge (1895–1971).
He was married on February 23, 1945 to Dolly Amelia Reckert (1923–2006) in Saint Louis, Missouri, and she was the daughter of Paul Rudolph Reckert 1896–1972) and Amelia Marie (Schmidt) Reckert (1904–1986).
Kenneth was 77 years and married when he died on December 23, 1996 in Nashville.
Survivors included his widow Dolly Sledge, a son and four granddaughters.
Funeral Services were held on December 27th at Woodbine Funeral Home, and burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, with Honorary Pallbearers who included Sodalitan Sunday School Class at Woodbine United Methodist Church and Nashville Elks Lodge #72.
Original obituary in THE TENNESSEAN on December 24, 1996
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