B-29 Superfortress Tail Gunner, Aircrew 84-13, 484th Bomb Squadron, 505th Bombardment Group (VH), 313th Bomb Wing, XXI Bomber Command, 20th Air Force, USAAF at North Field on Tinian in the Mariana Islands; Pacific Theatre of Operations.

Published in Corpus-Christi Caller-Times on Oct. 28, 2010

MUDD Charles Kenneth (Kenny) Mudd, age 85, went to be in the loving arms of his wife of 55 years on Tuesday, October 26, 2010. He left from the home he shared with his daughter Katherine Resa and her husband Michael. He will be joining his parents Riley F. and Blanche Mudd, brother Lee (Betty) Mudd, sons Mark and Michael all of Hannibal, Missouri.

Ken was born in Hannibal, Missouri August 3, 1925. After graduating from Hannibal High School he went to serve his country in the Air Force, serving during WWII and the Korean Wars. He received the three Bronze Stars, one Good Conduct Medal, The Bombers Commendation and Purple Heart after being wounded in Japan in 1945.

Upon his return to the US he met and married the love of his life Etta Ray McGuire of Portland, Texas. Together they traveled the world while working and raising three children, Mark Mudd (deceased), Lee (Brenda) Mudd of Maywood, Missouri and Katherine (Michael) Resa, of Lagarto, Texas.

Ken started working in Saudi Arabia as an oil field mechanic in 1961, then moved to Tripoli, Libya working for Oasis Oil Company from 1962 till 1972. After a brief stay in Hannibal, Missouri he then returned to the Middle East in 1975. There he worked as a rig mechanic for Sultan Brothers Inc. until 1985. He then moved to Lagarto, Texas in 1995 where being even years ahead of his time became an avid recycler.

He is also survived by 5 grandchildren Therron (Chrissy) Heskett, Christina (Max) Pena both of Orange Grove, Texas, Karl Heskett of Peoria, Illinois, Nathanael Mudd (Fathers of Mercy) and Anna Marie Mudd of Missouri; one great grandchild Briana Heskett Pena of Orange Grove, Texas; three sisters Nancy Beckner, Martha Adrian and Mary Lou Courtney; nieces Linda (Danny) Hinds, Mary Beth (Rudy) Baudendistel, Becky Sims, Janet Smith; nephews Michael Beckner, Dan Adrian, and other great nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held at Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Home in Corpus Christi, Texas on Friday, October 29, 2010 promptly at 5:00 p.m., there will be no visitation. Services are pending in Hannibal, Missouri.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in his name to any VFW, American Lung Association, or the Fathers of Mercy, 806 Shaker Museum Rd., Auburn, Kentucky, 42206.

Charles K Mudd