A celebration of life for William (Bill) Henry Kuykendall, 80, will be held on Sunday, January 4, at 3:00 p.m., at Lake Fork Baptist Church, Alba, under the direction of the church and his family.
Mr. Kuykendall died on December 23, 2025. He was born on March 6, 1945, in Pearsall, to A.R. (Buck) and Edith Leonard Kuykendall.
He married Celia Knox on December 1, 1971, in Littlefield. They lived in McMullen County for three years and then moved to Sudan where he attended South Plains College. After graduation they made their home in Sudan for 27 years. There they raised their two children, Len and Melissa. They moved to Littlefield while living part-time at Toledo Bend Lake. In 2011, they moved to Lake Fork.
Mr. Kuykendall was a talented man and could repair anything. He loved the challenge of building or making things work. He and Celia also owned and operated Tax Service in Littlefield for 35 years. His hobbies included visiting his grandchildren, traveling to all 50 states and several countries, fishing, boating, scuba diving, flying his plane, camping and being outside. He was a member of Lake Fork Baptist Church and a member of the Littlefield Masonic Lodge. He was an excellent husband for 54 years and 22 days, a wonderful dad, son and brother.
Mr. Kuykendall is survived by his wife; son, Len Kuykendall and wife Angelique and their children, Karson and Kolton; daughter, Melissa Jones and husband Chris and their children, Chloe and Callie Jones; sister, Mary Edith (Ralph) Edwards; niece, Melinda (Neal) Dunn; brothers-in-law, Chester (Sandra) Knox and Jimmy Knox.
He was preceeded in death by his parents; brother, Leonard Kuykendall; and his inlaws, R.B. and Janice Knox.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to St Jude’s Children’s Hospital at stjude.org.