Kenneth Ferrell

George Kenneth Ferrell, of Belton, Texas died Friday, September 14 ^th , 2018 in Belton.

Born in Salado, Texas, January 9, 1943 to Pierce and Edith (Buford) Ferrell, Kenneth’s family moved to Belton when he was in middle school.  He began working part time through the DE program while attending Belton High school.  It was there that his teacher, Ed Franklin, challenged his class of students to smile and greet every person they walked past while on the job.  Kenny followed that advice and it set the course for his life.

After High School Kenny assisted the Belton High School Marching Band by chaperoning them on their trips to Florida. He loved telling stories about their many adventures.

Kenny had many jobs which included working at HEB, Minimax, Schoepfs, The Medicine Shoppe, Mr. Gatti’s, and a host of others.  In the last few years, Kenny hand printed business cards, passing them out to many friends and acquaintances in order to have small jobs to keep him busy. He loved people, animals, working, and traveling.

Kenny took trips to Hawaii, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana and the Bahamas.

Kenny moved to San Marcos and South Carolina for a brief time, but soon returned to his beloved Belton where he was most at home among his family, friends and the community he loved.  To Kenny, everyone was a person who needed a smile and a greeting.  “How are you today?” he would ask everyone he passed.  He once stated, “Smiling and speaking to all people is a way of showing love to them.”.

He was a member of Wildwood Baptist Church.

He is survived by his sister, Eleanor Louise Bell of Dallas; cousins, Wesley Ferrell, Dianne Ferrell, Cheryl Grimm, and Sylva Gidley; Friends Caleb Evans, his wife Lisa and their daughter Joanna.

Visitation will be held from 5-7 PM Wednesday, September 19 ^th at the Dossman Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, September 20 ^th at the Dossman Funeral Home chapel.  Burial will follow at Salado Cemetery.