Linda Clancy Kenner

“She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. Her children rise up and bless her. Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.” Proverbs 31 The celebration of the life of Linda Clancy Kenner, 75, of Tyler, will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 10:00 AM at Stewart Family Funeral Home with Dr. Fred Smith officiating. Visitation will immediately follow the service. A private family burial will be held at Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery in Tyler under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mrs. Kenner went to her eternal home in Heaven on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 in Tyler following a brief illness. She was born March 27, 1941 in Erwin, Tennessee to Ralph and Hattie Lee Pate Blankenship. Linda grew up in Tyler and attended John Tyler High School and Tyler Junior College. She earned a business degree from the University of Texas at Tyler. Linda was employed as Office Manager for Lone Star Rose Nurseries for over 30 years. Mrs. Kenner was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church in Tyler, teaching preschool Sunday School to 2- and 3-year-olds. She also served faithfully in the Awana ministry and Vacation Bible School. Linda enjoyed participating in professional organizations that included The American Business Women’s Association and The American Association of University Women. Linda took great joy in serving her Lord in quiet and unassuming ways. She prized the title of grandmother and spending quality time with her grandsons, whether it was the routine time spent together on a weekly basis, cheering them on at All Saints football games or the many trips enjoyed together. Linda was preceded in death by husbands Jimmy Clancy and Hugh Kenner as well as by her parents and three brothers Harley, Tom and Jim Blankenship. Mrs. Kenner is survived by her loving family including daughter Kay Kenner Latta and husband Dr. Paul Latta and grandsons Andrew and Matthew Latta, all of Tyler. Other surviving family include in-laws Jerry Don and Thelma Clancy, Tom and Austine Kenner, Dottie Latta and Lynn Blankenship; nieces Traci Kenner, Terri Rowden, Emily McGilvra and Jessica Mitchell; and nephews Dr. Steven Clancy and Troy Blankenship. Also left to cherish her memory are a host of best friends and mahjong enthusiasts. Honorary pallbearers are elders and deacons of Calvary Baptist Church and Sam Goldwater. Special thanks to the gracious doctors and nurses of the Continue Care Hospital at Mother Frances Hospital for the love and exceptional care shown to Linda and her family and friends during her illness. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church Children’s Ministry at 6704 Old Jacksonville Hwy., Tyler, Texas, 75703.

Linda Clancy Kenner

March 27, 1941 - September 21, 2016