Odell Kinney, 92, of Covington, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2024, at Saint Francis Hospital - Bartlett. Mr. Odell was a farmer by nature and enjoyed watching things grow. During his working years, he was a welder with Chromasco in Memphis, but he always made time for tending to his cows and the farm. After his retirement, he tended to his garden and flowers, and the bluebirds that would come to visit from time to time. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and a Korean War veteran and served on the front lines as a squad leader in the United States Army during his enlistment.
Mr. Kinney was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Kinney; his son, Brian Walton; his brothers, Jim Kinney, Gordon Kinney, Billy Kinney, and John Kinney, and his parents, P. H. and Lettie Kinney.
He is survived by his children, Michael (Cathy) Kinney, Carol (Fletch) Delashmit, and Donnie Wayne (Shari) Walton; five grandchildren, Kendal Walton, Carson Walton, Annabelle Kinney, Kacy Maxwell, and Isabella Romero, and his sister, Laura Jo Arrington.
Funeral services for Mr. Odell Kinney will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in the chapel of Covington Funeral Home, with interment to follow in Indian Creek Cemetery in Brighton. Visitation for friends and family will be from 12 noon until service time in the chapel.
Thursday, July 18, 2024
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Covington Funeral Home
Thursday, July 18, 2024
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Covington Funeral Home
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