Mr. Kennith D. Rash Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral services for Kennith D. Rash, 74, of Gilmer will be held 2p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2017 at McWhorter Funeral Home with Al Myrick officiating. Interment will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday May 31, 2017 at the funeral home. Kennith was born on December 31, 1942 to Junious and Faye Sorrells Rash in Gilmer and passed away May 28, 2017 in Gilmer. Mr. Rash worked 2 months short of 40 years at East Texas Machine Works. He worked a total of 51 years as a machinist in East Texas. On Friday nights, you could find Kennith at Buckeye Stadium watching his beloved Buckeyes or at another local stadium watching high school football. He had a passion for antique cars both restoring them and going to antique car shows. He also loved traveling to the mountains. He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Ray Lynn Rash, Coot Rash, and Billy Max Rash. Survivors are his wife, Jerrye Rash; children, Jeri Lynn Henderson, Kenneth Doyal Rash Jr., Marty Ray Rash, and Keith Wayne Henry; sister, Nelda Faye Arnold; 8 grandchildren. Pallbearers will be his co-workers from East Texas Machine Works, Larry Craig, and Kennith Rash Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Danny Blakely, Donnie Howell, Houston McKinney, Mark Henderson, and Lieutenant Chad Henderson, USN. In lieu of flowers please make donations in Kennith’s name to Camp Deer Run 1227 CR 4590 Winnsboro, TX 75494 Please visit Kennith’s on-line registration book at www.mcwhorterfh.com to leave a memory for the family.

Mr. Kennith D. Rash

December 31, 1942 - May 28, 2017