Lee Roy Kinnison – December 26, 2013

Kinnison Obit PicLee Roy Kinnison, 89, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013.
Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, in Llano Cemetery.  Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Roy was born Dec. 10, 1924, in Dalhart to Lewis Albert and Mary Agnes Wilson Kinnison.  He graduated junior college in Pratt, KS and later attended West Texas A&M University.  Roy served in the Navy from 1943-1946 on USS Whale submarine off the coast of Japan and the South Pacific.
He was employed by Texaco, Inc. Refining Department for 34 years retiring in 1985 as accounting supervisor.  Roy was a member of Masonic Lodge #731 and enjoyed his family, camping, boating, fishing and pheasant hunting.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Lucille Watkins; and a brother, Lewis Albert Kinnison, Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Mary; a son, Kenneth and wife Angie of Amarillo; a daughter, Jan Mauldin and husband Mack of Oklahoma City; two granddaughters, Kenleigh Elizabeth Kinnison and Kalene Alexandra Kinnison, both of Amarillo.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013.

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