Obituary of John Kinard

John Belton Kinard, 68, of Jensen Beach, Florida, died, July 11, 2009 at Martin Memorial Medical Center, Stuart, Florida.

Born in, Pearl River, New York, he had been a Florida Resident for 34 years. He lived in Jensen Beach for 1 year coming from Boca Raton, Florida.

He had served in the US Air Force

Before retiring, he was a welder with Orange and Rockland Gas in Pearl River and with Waste Management in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Survivors include his wife of 29 years, Karen Kinard; a daughter Danielle Kinard of Dania, Florida; a son Bret Kinard of Jensen Beach; sisters, Annette Drew of Cedartown, Georgia and Helen Blind of Rock Hill, South Carolina and a brother Lou Kinard of Danville, Kentucky.

He was preceded in death by brothers, Martin, William and Richard Kinard, a sister Caroline Kinard and his parents, Martin and Elizabeth Kinard.

SERVICES: Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 PM on July 16, 2009 at the Forest Hills Funeral Homes - Palm City Chapel. The funeral service will be at 11:00 AM on July 17 in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow, with military honors provided by the US Air Force, in Forest Hill Memorial Park, Palm City.

For those who wish, contributions may be made to the National Foundation for Cancer Research, 4600 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, 800/321-CURE or on line at www.nfcr.org in Mr. Kinard's memory.