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1923 George William "Bill" Kenyon


Born: Apr. 16, 1923 at Hickory, Catawba County, NC.

Died: Feb. 10, 2013 at New Milford, PA.

He is buried at Lake View Cemetery, Susquehanna Depot, PA.


His father was 1896 Floyd Kenyon.

His mother was 1895 Marguerite Dwyer of Deposit, NY.


He was married in 1948 to Margaret Caroline Livingston.  
They were married 41 years until Margaret's death from ALS in 1989.  

Bill and Margaret had four children together:

  1949 Marguerite Rose Kenyon    (she married Leo Sargent)
  1950 Linda Ann Kenyon          (she married Jim Wellman)
  1952 Audrey Faye Kenyon        (she married Albert Carr)
  1953 Susan Diane Kenyon        (she married Tony Harvatine)

Bill served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II from 1942 - 1945.

The photo of Bill and Margaret was taken in the mid-1980's.

He was commonly known as "Uncle Bill" to his many nieces and nephews.

He was a professional piano tuner - even though he never learned
to play any musical instrument!  He had a small shop for many years
in Hallstead, Susquehanna County, PA.  Hallstead is near Great Bend.


Here is a transcription of his obituary.

The photo at left below was taken about 1958 - 1960.