Jetmore – Kenneth Duane Paxson, 73, passed away May 7, 2025 at Wesley Woodlawn in Wichita.

He was born May 20, 1951 in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, the son of Calvin Kenneth and Wanda Mae Warner Paxson. He was a forklift mechanic for Tyson Food.

On April 11, 2009 he married Diana Lynn Graves at Garden City, Kansas. She survives.

Survivors include: two sons, Calvin Paxson, Superior, CO, and Matt Paxson, Garden City, KS; daughter, Valerie (Manuel) Terrazas, Garden City, KS; Step son, Eric Fiscus, Hermiston, OR; two step daughters, Revetta (Kenny) Vogt, Madras, OR, and Karen (George) Plata, Dundee, OR; brother, Richard (Priscilla) Paxson, Dover, MA; seven grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Eddie Paxson and Ronnie Paxson.

Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at Jetmore Methodist Church, Jetmore, with Pastor Maria Grimm presiding.

Memorials may be given to the Jetmore Methodist Church in care of Beckwith Funeral Home, 121 West Bramley, P.O. Box 663, Jetmore, KS 67854. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithfuneralhome.com.