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Melvin H. Kennon Jr 1952 - 2015

Melvin H Kennon Jr of Bell County, TX was born on November 6, 1952 at Canal Zone in Panamá Panama. He was married to Lillian L. (Brunelle) Kennon on February 14, 1975 in Bell County, TX, and died at age 62 years old on October 1, 2015 at Stillhouse Hollow Lake in Bell County, Texas United States. Melvin Kennon was buried on October 4, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home 506 N 38th St, in Killeen.

Melvin H Kennon Jr

Scooter, Melvin Hoover Kennon Jr

Bell County, TX

November 6, 1952

Canal Zone in Panamá, Panama

October 1, 2015

Stillhouse Hollow Lake in Bell County, Texas, United States

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Melvin Hoover Kennon Jr. was born in 1952 in Cristóbal, Canal Zone, Panama to parents Carmen Irene Vargas (1932 - 2020) and Melvin Hoover Kennon (1929 - 2003). He had three sisters, Debra, Denise, and Desiree Kennon. His father was born in North Carolina and his mother was born in Spain. As a baby, he arrived in the United States at Ellis Island in 1953 from San Cristobal. Melvin grew up in Texas and lived most of his life in Harker Heights and Killeen, Texas. Melvin married Lillian Louise Brunelle, and together they had two children: Jaqlyn Victoria Kennon and Kristen Kennon. Unfortunately,, Melvin's life ended tragically when he drowned while fishing with his mother. Melvin accidentally dropped his cell phone into Stillhouse Hollow Lake and lost his balance while trying to retrieve it. His mother witnessed him come up for air once before submerging again. A nearby fisherman noticed the incident and called for help. Emergency responders searched for Melvin's body from early morning to sundown, and the search continued the following day. His body was finally recovered from the water where he initially fell in. An article about the incident was published in the local paper on the day his body was found, which can be found at Man's body recovered from Stillhouse Hollow Lake. Melvin H. Kennon Jr.'s obituary was also published in the local paper and can be found at Melvin H. Kennon Jr: Obituary.
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1952

Birthday

November 6, 1952

Birthdate

Canal Zone in Panamá Panama

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Ethnicity & Family History

Melvin Junior was Caucasian of Spanish heritage on his maternal line. His mother was born in Spain.
Nationality & Locations

Born in Panama, Melvin H. Kennon Jr arrived in the United States as a baby and spent the majority of his life in Texas. In 1993 his residence was recorded as 1304 Coronado Rd Harker Heights, TX 76548. He had also lived in Killeen Texas.
Early Life & Education

Melvin attended Killeen High School in Kelleen, Texas and graduated in 1972. Killeen is a public high school, which is currently rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
Professional Career

Melvin was an employee of the local phone company in Killeen Texas for more than 28 years.
Personal Life & Family

Born in Panama to parents Carmen and Melvin H Kennon, Melvin returned with them to the United States and was raised in, and lived the majority of his life in, Texas. He had three sisters, Debra, Desiree, and Denise. He later married Lillian Louise Brunelle and they had two children, Jaqlyn and Kristen.. He died at the age of 62, drowning while trying to retrieve his cell phone from a lake. In addition to his sisters, wife, and daughters, he was survived by five grandchildren.
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2015

Death

October 1, 2015

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Drowning

Cause of death

Stillhouse Hollow Lake in Bell County, Texas United States
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2015

Gravesite & Burial

October 4, 2015

Funeral date
Harper-Talasek Funeral Home 506 N 38th St, in Killeen, Bell County, Texas 76543, United States
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Obituary

From the Killeen Daily Herald Oct 5 2015: Services for Melvin “Scooter” Kennon, 62, of Killeen, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen, with Dan Galanffy officiating. Mr. Kennon died Oct. 1, 2015. Melvin was born in the Panama Canal Zone. He was a 1972 graduate of Killeen High School and worked for the local phone company for more than 28 years. Mr. Kennon was preceded in death by his father, Melvin H. Kennon Sr. He is survived by his wife, Lillian L. Kennon, of Harker Heights; his daughter, Jaqlyn, and her husband, David Dillow, of Killeen; his daughter, Kristen, and her husband, John Watson, of Copperas Cove; his mother, Carmen Kennon, of Harker Heights; his sister, Debra Kennon, of Killeen; his sister, Denise, and her husband, Michael Adkins, of Harker Heights; his sister, Desiree L. Kennon, and her husband, Jack Ford, of Harker Heights; and his grandchildren Joseph, Kristopher, Johnathan, Isabella and Jeremiah.

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Melvin Kennon - Killeen High School 1972

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Melvin Kennon - Killeen High School 1972

1972 Killeen High School yearbook photo of Melvin Kennon.

Date & Place: 1971 at Killeen High School 500 N 38th St, in Killeen, Bell County, Texas 76543, United States

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08/12/2020

Man's body recovered from Stillhouse Hollow Lake

Published by Fox44News on October 1st 2015

This morning dive teams recovered the body of a man who fell into Stillhouse Hollow Lake while fishing on Wednesday morning.

The Bell Country Sheriff’s Department said, 62-year-old, Melvin Kennon of Harker Heights, was fishing with his elderly mother on a small boat when his cell phone fell into the lake.

Officials said Kennon tried to reach for it, but lost his balance and fell in. Officials said his mother saw him come up and then never resurface.

That’s when a nearby fisherman witnessed the commotion and called for help.

The Texas Game Warden and Morgan’s Point dive team responded to the call around 9 a.m. on Wednesday. Crews searched until sundown on Wednesday and continued their search at 8 a.m. on Thursday, October 1.

It was around 11:03 a.m. when they located his body at the bottom of the lake within the same proximity of where he fell in.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Lt. Game Warden, Billy Champlin, said the sonar found Kennon’s body 32 feet below the surface. Champlin said within just a couple of minutes of locating Kennon, divers were able to recover his body.

“We brought in a larger vessel this morning with the capability of having a towable-type sonar that could be dropped to a lower depth in the water to give us a more precise image,” Champlin said.

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Melvin H. Kennon Jr Nov 6, 1952 - Oct 1, 2015

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Lillian L. (Brunelle) Kennon