Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
4:57 pm Friday, April 30, 2010

Kenneth L. Britnell

Kenneth L. Britnell

April 27, 2010

Kenneth L. Britnell, 56, of Mt. Hope passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Lourdes Hospital in West Paducah, Ky.

Mr. Britnell was a native of Lawrence County and a 1972 graduate of Mt. Hope High School.  He was employed by Gumbk Construction.

Funeral service will be Saturday, May 1, at 1 p.m. at Pinkard Funeral Home Chapel, Russellville, with Ricky Watt officiating.  Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Britnell is survived by his wife, Paula Horton Britnell, Mt. Hope; mother, Bertha P. Britnell, Mt. Hope; son, John Kenley Britnell, Mt. Hope; daughter, Jessica Latham and husband, Mark, Russellville; brother, Joe Britnell and wife Martha; Decatur; sisters, Avoyn Sims and husband, James Neal, Columbus, S.C., Linda Cross and husband, Laken, Pell City, Ala., Cathy Daniel and husband, Johnny, Russellville; one grandchild, Bailey Latham; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Willie Clyde Britnell.

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