MacLeod, Rev. Kenneth Allen

MACLEOD, ACKERMAN, HORN

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Date: 7/21/2005 at 21:33:39

Rev. Kenneth Allen MacLeod, the son of William and Lillian (Ackerman) MacLeod was born Feb. 23, 1934, in Paterson, N.J.

He attended school and graduated from Technical High School in Paterson, N.J. He graduated from Tarkio College in Tarkio, Mo. in 1957, and went on to attend Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Penn.

On Aug. 8, 1959, he married Ruth Horn at the First Presbyterian Church in Ashton where he was serving as a summer intern. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Seminary in 1960, and was ordained at his home church, the Smith Street Presbyterian Church in Paterson on July 31, 1960.

He had served at many churches including 25 years at years at the First Presbyterian Church in Knoxville. In March 1999, the couple moved to Sheldon and he served part-time at the First Presbyterian Church in Sibley and later for the First Presbyterian Church in Little Rock. He was a parish associate of the First Presbyterian Church in Sibley as the visitation pastor and was helping in the church life of the United Presbyterian Church in Boyden. In his ministry, he always put people first in working with the youth and with the visitation of the church.

He died on July 10 at his home in Sheldon at the age of 71.

He was a member of the Prospect Hill Presbytery and was active in the work and in the nominating committee. He was a member of the Prairie Queen Kiwanis in Sheldon and has served as president, he enjoyed quilting, reading and especially history, traveling and genealogy.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth of Sheldon, a son, Philip MacLeod of New Haven, Conn. and a daughter, Cheryl MacLeod in Singapore; a sister, Marianne Grosz of Toms River, N.J.; a brother and his wife, Warren and Ann MacLeod of Ft. Myers, Fla.; two sisters-in-law, Joan MacLeod of Paterson, N.J. and Gen Horn of Chandler, Ariz.; six nieces and one nephew and their spouses; two special grand nieces who he had the privilege to baptize, Sarah and Rachel Hand and many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, William and Everett.

Funeral services were held July 13 at the United Presbyterian Church in Boyden with Rev. Terry Simm, Rev. James Sanders and Brian Schafer officiating.
Interment was at the Sheridan Township Cemetery in Boyden.

Memorials may be made to the United Presbyterian Church in Boyden

Knoxville Journal Express, July 18, 2005