Arlon Dale Kennedy

1964-2023 In Loving Memory...

Funeral services for Arlon Dale Kennedy of Watonga, OK, will be held Monday, May 22nd, 10:00 a.m. at Watonga First Church of the Nazarene. Rev. Jeff Liles will officiate. Interment will follow at the IOOF cemetery in Watonga.

Arlon was born March 10, 1964, at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. Arlon was adopted and raised by Tommie and Virginia Kennedy in Watonga. Tommy and Virginia, along with Arlon’s sister Debbie, welcomed Arlon into their hearts and home.

Growing up, Arlon and his family were heavily involved in Watonga Nazarene Church. Arlon graduated from Watonga High school in 1982 and worked most of his life in the construction trade.

Arlon married Debra R. Heideman on September 2, 1986, in McKinney, TX. The couple settled in Watonga, where their two sons, Heath and Ethan, were born.

Arlon loved traveling with Debi, spending time with his sons (and later with his grandchildren) and caring for his cattle. Arlon retired from United States Gypsum in 2022.

Arlon was preceded in death by his parents and grandson Noah Kennedy. He is survived by his wife Debi Kennedy; son Heath and wife Chelsea of Watonga, and son Ethan and wife Emily of Waynoka; birth parents Dennis and Joan Ford of Gray, TN; sisters Debbie and husband Frank Selby of Gage, OK, Joy and husband Shane Nicely of Goose Creek, SC, and Sherry and husband Kevin of Bluff City, TN; brother Jeffrey and wife Tracee Ford of Knoxville, TN; grandchildren Trace, Hadyn, Tommy, Lincoln and Blair; and numerous extended family and friends.

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