Elsworth Kent

KENT
July 26, 1930-Nov 20, 2016
Elsworth William Kent, 86, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, passed on to Heaven on Sunday. He is survived by his wife, Nellie Lane Kent, children, Donna Jean Kent, Sons Jeffery William Kent, Todd Francis Kent (Lisa), Step Children, Elizabeth Bolton (Ken), Diane Mosley (Sid), William Ellsworth (Lori), Anne Wray (Robert), Grandchildren, Chase Kent (Kristi), Austin Kent (Lauren), Julia Kent and Jack Kent, Step Grandchildren, Lauren Buchanan, Autumn Lee, Meredith Mosley, Hannah Bolton, John Thomas Bolton and Seth Mosley, Great Grandchildren, Olivia Kent, Titus Kent Buchanan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Allie Tadlock Kent, his step-father, Elmer Talbert, brothers, Willis Lee Kent, Lewis Earl Kent, foster brother, Lloyd Taylor and grandson, Hayes Kent. He was born in Elsberry, Missouri, and lived in Clarksville, Missouri with his family until he joined the United States Navy. He was the son of Earl and Allie Tadlock Kent. "Kent" as he was called, graduated from Clarksville Public Schools, as a Salutatorian, in 1948. He was then employed on the River Boats until 1951. Kent was a Veteran serving in the United States Navy as an Aviation Machinist on the Air Craft Carrier, Ticonderoga, from 1951 until he retired in 1959. He then worked for numerous Barge Lines throughout the U.S. until he became employed with the Corps of Engineers as Captain on the motor vessel, Benyaurd, on the Mississippi River from 1989, until he retired in 1997. He and his wife, Nell, settled in Vicksburg, Mississippi from 1989 until 2013, when they moved to Mobile, Alabama to be closer to family. Kent enjoyed hunting and fishing; he also enjoyed woodworking, listening to Country Music and he loved being with family. His quiet, kind demeanor will be remembered most. Funeral Service will be held at the Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, November 25, 2016, at 2:00pm. Visitation will be at 11:00am for family and at noon for family and friends. Pallbearers will be Jeffery Kent, Todd Kent, Chase Kent, Austin Kent, Ken Bolton, Jr., Sid Mosley, and William Ellsworth, IV. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Bovina Baptist Church, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Condolences may be offered at www.mobilememorialfunerals.com.

Visitation

Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
6040 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619
Friday, November 25, 2016
12 - 2:00 PM

Service

Mobile Memorial Gardens
6100 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619
Friday, November 25, 2016
2:00 PM

Cemetery

Mobile Memorial Gardens
6100 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619