Kenneth Sanford Youtsey

April 9, 1929 - October 12, 2013

Kenneth Sanford Youtsey, age 84 of Brookfield, died Saturday October 12, 2013 at Pershing Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Wednesday October 16, 2013 at Rhodes Funeral Home with Rodger Kelsey officiating. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am Tuesday October 15, 2013 at the funeral home with family receiving friends from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm. On-line condolences forwarded to www.rhodesfh.com Kenneth was born on April 9, 1929 in Gallatin, Missouri, son of Charles Francis and Lois Mae (Sutton) Youtsey. On August 14, 1956 he married Putol Kwak in Tokyo, Japan. The family lived in Gallatin, Hale, and Chicago before permanently residing in Brookfield. Kenneth was a lifelong farmer. He owned and operated a trucking company and spent ten years in the U S Navy. He is survived by his wife of fifty-eight years, Putol Youtsey of Brookfield; one daughter and son-in-law, Doris and Jeff Watkins, Brookfield. Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Frederick Frances Youtsey.