Kenneth Lawrence Madden
Kenneth Lawrence Madden
Kenneth Lawrence Madden
1940-2025
Kenneth Lawrence Madden, 84, Stanberry, Missouri passed away Saturday, January 18, 2025, at an Albany, Missouri hospital.
He was born on November 24, 1940, in Maryville, Missouri the son of A. A. and Eunice (Miller) Madden.
On August 14, 1965, he married Carol Whittle in Maryville. She survives of the home.
Kenneth graduated from Ravenwood High School in 1958 and attended Northwest Missouri State University for a year. He was unable to join the service because of buck shot that was in his knee.
He worked construction as well as farmed. He also managed the MFA elevators in Stanberry and then went on to be the district sales manager for MFA. He worked there from 1974 until 1999 when he retired.
Kenneth loved to play golf and loved watching sports, especially his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. He enjoyed riding the Ranger on many trail rides including trails on Kameron’s ground. He earned his second-degree black belt with his granddaughter, Taylor, and enjoyed fishing, bird hunting, and mushroom hunting even though he was allergic and couldn’t eat them.
Kenneth and Carol loved to travel and especially enjoyed Irish pubs and Irish music. He was a dog lover, loved to tell stories and camp, and was a member of the St. Peter’s Catholic Church of Stanberry.
A man with a quick wit, Kenneth had what were lovingly referred to as “Kenny-isms.” Just a few he would use included: “Excuse me, excuse me from the bottom of my heart. If it would’ve came out the other end it would’ve been a fart”; “Pardon me for burping in your face, Senorita”; and finally, if he was asked, “Where’s that at?”, his response was always, “Right before the at.”
He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Kameron Ty Wallace; and siblings, Gerald Madden, Don Madden, Jim Madden, Patricia Wilmes, Edna Schaefer, Mary Coleman, and Martha Pope.
In addition to his wife, Carol, Kenneth is survived by his daughters, Tammy (Treston) Wallace, Stanberry, Kristy (Mike) Kassebaum, Pappillion, Nebraska; sons, Danny (J.J.) Madden, California, Ryan Madden, Omaha, Nebraska; siblings, Carol Duke, Barb (Jerry) O’Connell, Ellen (Jim) Bolger; grandchildren, Alex Runde, Taylor Wallace, Jacob Madden, Annie Madden, Joseph Madden, Emily Madden, Kensey Kassebaum, Karsyn Kassebaum, Nolan Kassebaum, Olive Madden, Finn Madden, and Vivian Madden; and great-grandchildren, Parker Runde, Daisy Runde, Lexi Runde, Evan Runde, Grace Ford, and Tymber Ford.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 23 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Stanberry under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home, Stanberry. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Stanberry. Parish Rosary will be held at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday with the family receiving friends until 7:30 p.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kameron Ty Wallace Memorial Scholarship Fund in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 153, Stanberry, MO 64489. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com.
