C. Kenny Summers

SIKESTON, Mo. — C. Kenny Summers, 81, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, at his home in Sikeston.

He was born July 23, 1942, in Dresden, Tennessee, son of the late Clarence Gilbert Summers and Lela Alpine Sexton-Summers.

He and Betty Jean Winchester were married in 1960, and they moved to Sikeston in 1968.

Kenny was a member of Old Bethel Baptist Church and had worked for several manufactured mobile home dealers by delivering and setting up homes. He opened Kenny's Mobile Home Service in 1980.

He was a practical joker. He was a Jack of all trades and master of none. There wasn't much he couldn't fix. Kenny loved tinkering in his shop or on his trucks, and he loved being around his family.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Summers of Sikeston; three daughters, Tina (Tommy) McGhee of Halls, Tennessee, and Shelia Lofton and Mona (Elgin) Travis, both of Sikeston; 11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Robert (Linda) Summers of Gleeson, Tennessee.

In addition to his parents, Kenny was preceded in death by a son, Douglas Summers; a son-in-law, Roger Lofton; three sisters; and two brothers.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of the funeral service at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.

Interment will follow at the Summers Family Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Earon McGhee, Larry Lofton, Billy Lofton, Adam Lofton, Justin Keller, Kenneth Travis, Aaron Johnson and Elgin Travis.