Kenneth Wayne McBride
<p>On the quiet morning of Friday, July 10, 2026, Kenneth Wayne McBride entered his eternal home in glory. While the tears were many in the days that followed, they were far outweighed by the quiet laughter as we remembered the man we were blessed to call our PawPaw.</p><p><br></p><p>Funeral services for Kenneth will be held at 12:00 p.m., Monday, July 13, 2026 in the chapel of Hixson Brothers, Pineville with Reverend Jamie Brunson and Reverend Calvin Lasyone officiating. Burial will be in Big Creek Cemetery, Pollock.</p><p><br></p><p>The family requests visitation be observed at the funeral home Monday from 10:00 a.m. until time of service.</p><p><br></p><p>Pallbearers will be Wayne McBride, Paul McBride, David M. McBride, David R. McBride, Jeremy McBride, and Kenneth McBride.</p><p><br></p><p>Our memories are filled with silly goodbye waves, sideways hats, and upside-down glasses; endless tractor rides, watermelons on the counter, countless bowls of Blue Bell ice cream, and chocolate was his favorite fruit. If you knew him well, then you knew he loved driving his trains and as a railroad engineer with the Union Pacific Railroad, he spent years behind the locomotive. Every one of his grandkids knew that, secretly, each of us was his favorite we just couldn't tell the others.</p><p><br></p><p>He once said he'd never been addicted to anything except MawMaw, and we know that was true. A devoted husband for 75 years, he fell asleep every night holding her hand. Still flirting at 93, it was obvious that, right until the end, he was still smitten with the prettiest girl he'd ever seen.</p><p><br></p><p>He was truly a treasure to our family. He led us well, loved us well, and served God faithfully. He leaves behind a legacy of generosity, laughter, loyalty, love, devotion, and obedience to the Lord. And because of his faith in Jesus Christ, we know this is not goodbye forever. We look forward with joyful hope to the day we will see him again.</p><p><br></p><p>He was preceded in death by his parents, William Clarence and Ava Hataway McBride; son, Leonard “Wayne” McBride; brothers, W.C. “Buck” McBride, and Robert McBride; sisters, Juanita Draper, Bobbie Richmond, Louise Floyd, Pat Garner, and Betty Brunson.</p><p><br></p><p>Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 75 years, JoAnn “Sharbono” McBride; sons, Kenneth Michael “Mickey” McBride (Karen), Larry Stephen “Steve” McBride (Joanne), and David Randall “Randy” McBride (Janet); daughter, Cheryl Ann McBride Squyres (Steve); 20 grandchildren; 77 great grandchildren; 33 great, great grandchildren, and numerous other family and friends.</p>Obituary
On the quiet morning of Friday, July 10, 2026, Kenneth Wayne McBride entered his eternal home in glory. While the tears were many in the days that followed, they were far outweighed by the quiet laughter as we remembered the man we were blessed to call our PawPaw.
Funeral services for Kenneth will be held at 12:00 p.m., Monday, July 13, 2026 in the chapel of Hixson Brothers, Pineville with Reverend Jamie Brunson and Reverend Calvin Lasyone officiating. Burial will be in Big Creek Cemetery, Pollock.
The family requests visitation be observed at the funeral home Monday from 10:00 a.m. until time of service.
Pallbearers will be Wayne McBride, Paul McBride, David M. McBride, David R. McBride, Jeremy McBride, and Kenneth McBride.
Our memories are filled with silly goodbye waves, sideways hats, and upside-down glasses; endless tractor rides, watermelons on the counter, countless bowls of Blue Bell ice cream, and chocolate was his favorite fruit. If you knew him well, then you knew he loved driving his trains and as a railroad engineer with the Union Pacific Railroad, he spent years behind the locomotive. Every one of his grandkids knew that, secretly, each of us was his favorite we just couldn't tell the others.
He once said he'd never been addicted to anything except MawMaw, and we know that was true. A devoted husband for 75 years, he fell asleep every night holding her hand. Still flirting at 93, it was obvious that, right until the end, he was still smitten with the prettiest girl he'd ever seen.
He was truly a treasure to our family. He led us well, loved us well, and served God faithfully. He leaves behind a legacy of generosity, laughter, loyalty, love, devotion, and obedience to the Lord. And because of his faith in Jesus Christ, we know this is not goodbye forever. We look forward with joyful hope to the day we will see him again.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Clarence and Ava Hataway McBride; son, Leonard “Wayne” McBride; brothers, W.C. “Buck” McBride, and Robert McBride; sisters, Juanita Draper, Bobbie Richmond, Louise Floyd, Pat Garner, and Betty Brunson.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 75 years, JoAnn “Sharbono” McBride; sons, Kenneth Michael “Mickey” McBride (Karen), Larry Stephen “Steve” McBride (Joanne), and David Randall “Randy” McBride (Janet); daughter, Cheryl Ann McBride Squyres (Steve); 20 grandchildren; 77 great grandchildren; 33 great, great grandchildren, and numerous other family and friends.
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