Services for Kennedy Wilson Brown, 78, of Ada are 11:00 a.m. Monday at the Crosspointe Church, Revs. Don Jacob and Randy Wade will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery near Stonewall. A Wake service will be 6:00 p.m. Sunday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mr. Brown passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at his home. He was born May 19, 1939 at Stonewall to Adolphous D. and Lula Viola Johnson Brown. He graduated from Tupelo High School and attended East Central University.
He married Richenda Lynn Dunn February 16, 1973 at Tupelo. Mr. Brown was a full-blood Chickasaw and had recently retired from the Chickasaw Nation where he had worked for 43 years. Mr. Brown served and worked in many areas of the Chickasaw Nation. Over the years, some of Kennedys titles included Judge for the Chickasaw Princes Pageant, Board Member of the Pontotoc County Election Board, member of the Ada Board of Directors, for the Heart of Oklahoma Chapter of the American Red Cross, a voting member of the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma, member of the Board of Directors for the Ada Boys and Girls Club, a member of the Board of Trustees for the Ada City Schools, member of the Board of Directors for the Ada and McAlester District Girl Scouts, member of the Board of Directors for Mental Health Services of Southern Oklahoma, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Director, Senior Historian for History and Culture, Past President and member of the Board of Trustees of the Chickasaw Foundation, Chairman Emeritus of the Chickasaw Foundation, Special Assistant to the Governor and Lt. Governor of the Chickasaw Nation.
Kennedy was an avid OU football fan, Thunder Basketball fan and a Yankees fan. He was a Master Mason of the Ada Lodge #119 and a member of the Kiwanis Club. He served in the U. S. National Guard for forty-two years, and retired as a Captain.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Richenda, of the home; a son, Kelly Brown and wife Paula of Ada; four brothers, Leon Brown and wife Sandra, Union Valley, Louie Brown, Stonewall, George Brown, Enid and Alfred Brown, Ada; a sister, Joyce Murray and husband Vincent of Lula; brother-in-law, Steve Dunn, Arlington, TX; a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Alice Cozad.
Bearers will be Clay Taylor, Nick Jackson, Trevor Maxwell, Vincent Whitecloud, Darrell Walker and Rex Wilson. Honorary bearers will be Governor Bill Anoatubby, Lt. Governor Jefferson Keel, Del Wayne Johnson and Jay Johnson.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
