Kenneth Wayne Conkright, 56 of Crawfordsville passed away Wednesday due to complications of lung cancer, at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville.

He was born February 20, 1965, in Crawfordsville to Robert & Barbara Newkirk Conkright.

He was retired as a shift maintenance technician at Closure System International. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to hunt and fish. He was a well known "shade tree mechanic" and loved his friends and family.

He was married to Tracy Leslie, she survives. Also surviving are his children James (Macy) Conkright; Ashley (Cole) James, Amanda (William) Beebe; Brothers Robert (Julie) Conkright and Steve (Trixie) Conkright; Sisters Janet (Bill) Stephenson, Nina Hopkins and Cathy (Dan)Turpin. He also has 10 grandchildren, David Long, Emery James, Mayleigh James, Tracy Long, Reminton Peters, Bristol Peters, Liam Beebe, Mason Conkright, Micah Beebe, and Presley Conkright.

He was preceded in death by his parents; Aunt Betty Newkirk Graves; Uncle, Donald Newkirk as well as Lifelong best friends Tom Kelsey and Mark Addler.

Funeral services will be held 3:00pm Monday at Hunt & Son Funeral Home with Pastor Rich Fuller officiating. Visitation will be from 12-3. Cremation will follow the service.

In the famous words of Tom Kelsey "I did not die of COVID"