Kenneth Robert Tingle

Kenneth Robert Tingle, 56, of Thrall lost his battle with cancer on Friday, October 9, 2020.

Kenny was born on June 1, 1964 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Kenny graduated from Zephyrhills High School in 1982 and joined the United States Army in 1986 as a Track Vehicle Mechanic. While stationed in Germany, Kenny met Claudia. Kenny and Claudia married on July 30, 1988 in Ober-roden, Germany, and welcomed their son Brian in December of 1989. In 1991, Kenny served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm. After his safe return, Kenny and Claudia welcomed their daughter, Kimberly in February of 1992. After leaving the military, Kenny and his family settled in Thrall, Texas. Kenny enjoyed spending his days camping with his family and he loved spending time in the field on his tractors.

Kenny is preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Marylou Tingle, and son, Brian Tingle.

Kenny is survived by his lovely wife of 32 years, Claudia; daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Ryan Connolly; grandson, Brian Connolly; daughter-in-law, Sasha Tingle; granddaughters, Lakyn, Hadleigh, and Paisley Tingle; brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Jennifer Sefsick; niece, Breanne Sefsick; brother-in-law, Stephan Umbach; and niece, Emely Umbach.

Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Providence Funeral Home in Taylor, Texas. His Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 following the visitation. Family and Friends are welcome to join in on an additional celebration at the Tingle Residence following the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Fisher House Foundation in Kenny’s name at https://engage.fisherhouse.org/site/Donation2?2262.donation=form1&df_id=2262&mfc_pref=T .