Kenneth Wayne Whitehead, Sr., 81, of Henderson passed away March 27, 2023, at the Henderson Health & Rehabilitation Center.
There will be no services.
He was born May 16, 1941 in Maryville, the son of the late Virgil and Atta Lee Whitehead. He grew up in East Tennessee and moved to Chicago as a teenager.
He married Geraldine Klug on Feb. 14, 1987. They made their home in Finger.
He was a mechanic and a welder. He had worked for Neo Products in Henderson for 16 years when he retired. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Sandra Klug Whitehead of Finger; three sons, Kenneth Wayne Whitehead, Jr. of Jackson, Scott Whitehead of Chicago Heights, Ill., and David Whitehead of Chicago Heights, Ill.; five grandchildren; and a sister, Rebecca Whitehead.