This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ATKINS, CORDINGLY, GIBSON, HORN, BEAR, WRIGHT, ANACLADE, MARLER, DAGUE, BLAKEMAN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lNB.2ACI/3970 Message Board Post: Kenneth Cordingly of Potosi, Missouri, departed this life Monday, June 13, 2005 at his residence, after reaching the age of 78 years, 9 months and 12 days. He was born September 1, 1926 in Upton, Wyoming, a son of the late Vernie Arthur and Florence May (Atkins) Cordingly. Kenneth was united in marriage to Shirley Gibson on November 24, 1975. He and Shirley have shared over twenty-nine years of love and devotion. He moved to this area thirteen years ago from Sacramento, California and it became home to him. He was a devoted husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather and great-grandfather. He retired from Consolidated Freightways in 1989 after driving for them for thirty-eight years. In addition to his parents, Kenneth was preceded in death by a brother, Howard Cordingly and two sisters, Vivian Horn and Loraine Bear. Those who remain to mourn his passing are his wife, Shirley Cordingly; four sons, Larry Cordingly and wife Melody of Oakland, CA; Danny Cordingly and wife Wah of Brentwood, CA; Mike Cordingly of Livermore, CA and David and wife Andrea of Madison, Maine; three daughters, Cheri Wright of Manteca, CA; Vickie Anaclade and husband Mike of Livermore, CA, and Laura Wright of Manteca, CA; three step-sons, Dennis Marler and wife Crystal of Carson City, Nevada; Duane Marler and wife Terri of Potosi, and Danny Marler and wife Stacey of Potosi; two brothers, Virgil Cordingly of Belle Fourshe, South Dakota and Stanley Cordingly and wife Lola of Thermopolis, WY; three sisters, Georgia Dague of Tullahoma, Tennessee, Fern Blakeman and husband Kenneth of Moore Croft, WY and Phyllis Cordingly of Thermopolis, WY; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 17, 2005 at the Britton Chapel, Potosi, wiith Rev. Don Strauser officiating. Serving as pallbearers were: Ken Blakeman, Chuck Vance, Joshua Marler, Dennis Jason Stricklin, Joseph Scrogham and Dave Merx. Serving as Honorary pallbearer was Danny Cordingly. Interment was in the New Diggins Cemetery, Mineral Point Route. All arrangements were entrusted to the care of the Britton Funeral Home of Potosi. Independent Journal, Potosi, MO, Thursday, June 23, 2005