Kenneth E. "Kenny" Stoneburner, 84, of Amanda, passed away Friday, October 18, 2013. He was born November 30, 1928 in Madison Twp. and was the son of the late Walter and Lena Ruth (DeLong) Stoneburner. Kenny was a member of Israel Lutheran Church and a U.S. Army veteran serving in the 432nd Construction Engineers Company B during the Korean Conflict. He retired from Anchor Hocking after 40 years of service and was a life long farmer in the Amanda area.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Ann (Peters) Stoneburner; son, Ray (Connie) Stoneburner of Amanda; granddaughters, Carrie and Rachel Stoneburner; stepdaughters, Wanda (Jeff) Stover of Amanda and Molly (Erick) Bauer of Dover; step grandchildren, J.D. Stover, Olivia, Madeline and Claire Bauer; brothers, Dale Stoneburner of Amanda and Carl (Sheila) Stoneburner of Lancaster; sister, Ruby Spires of Lancaster and several nieces and nephews. He was also survived by a very close friend, Jeff Stevens of Lancaster. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Mae Stoneburner; sister-in-law, Lena Stoneburner and brother-in-law, Raymond Spires.
Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Israel Lutheran Church, Dutch Hollow with Dr. George Fry officiating. Burial will follow in Amanda Twp. Cemetery with Military Honors. Friends may call from 10:00 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at the church. The family would like contributions to be made to Israel Lutheran Church in Kenny's memory.