Kenneth Vincent Violette, Sr.

Kenneth Vincent Violette, Sr.

Male 1926 - 2011  (84 years)

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  • Name Kenneth Vincent Violette 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 28 Sep 1926  Oklahoma City, OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Apr 2011  OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 28 Apr 2011  Pleasant Valley Cem., Wheatland, OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID P64124  Violette Family
    Last Modified 22 Sep 2014 

    Father Walter Boyd Violette,   b. Dec 1886, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1939, OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Elsie Marie Willis,   b. 1897   d. 1981 (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F28149  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arlene   d. 1999, OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1950  OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Emma Lucille Violette
     2. Kathy Violette
     3. Georgia Violette
     4. Kenny Violette
     5. Ken Violette
     6. Frankie Violette
    Family ID F21573  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Kenneth, composed songs. Was a member of the Happy Cowboys. Performed on KSWO Radio in Lawton, OK and KLPR Radio in OKC. Played at square dances and campaigned for Robert Kerr's senate campaign. He played on the Today Show for the 50th anniversary of Oklahoma statehood.

      He worked at and managed drugstores for over forty years.

      He often prepared income taxes for those who could not afford to have them done.