SALISBURY - Louis E. Kenney died Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, at Coastal Hospice At The Lake. Born and raised in Whitehaven, he was a son of the late Herman and Laura Kenney. After graduating from James M. Bennett High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served four tours in Vietnam aboard the USS James Owens and the USS Long Beach. He would eventually retire from Air Industries in California and return to his native Maryland, where he worked for Wicomico County Roads as a ferry operator until his illness.
He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 64; the Disabled American Veterans; and the Delmar VFW Post 8276. He was also a past District Commander of the Southeastern Shore Region for the American Legion and a member of the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 64; the Voiture 40/8 Local 122; the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1091; the Moose Lodge 654, the Redmen Lodge Tony Tank Tribe 149; and the Community Emergency Response Team in both California and Maryland.
He is survived by his wife, Melba A. Kenney; stepdaughters, Candice Bradshaw and Heather Klatt; two stepgrandchildren; a brother, Howard Kenney; a sister, Sandra Grove; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Patsy Morley; and a brother, Jeff Kenney.
A memorial service was held Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in the chapel of Springhill Memory Gardens in Hebron. Interment was private. Arrangements are in the care of Short Funeral Home in Delmar.