and retired after 32 years of service. From there he and Jeri moved to Corning to own and operate Ken's Drive-In, the best broasted chicken and soft serve ice cream in southern Iowa. The two sold the restaurant and lived happily ever after with dear friends. Ken pleasured in family gatherings, including his mother's annual all family birthday celebration, holidays and family trips every year with Dan and Deb, to guys night at the Corning Golf and Country Club to daily pitch parties at The Pub. Ken's volunteerism included his love for the Boy Scouts as the Scout Leader for the Winterset Boy Scout troop, supporter of local fire fighters and police departments, member of the Lions Club, American Legion, and proud lifelong member of the Masonic Lodge and Za-Ga-Zig Shrine. Left to cherish his memory are his daughters Debbie Sears and Denise McElderrry, his 3 grandchildren Chad (Gina) McElderry, Lyndsey (Dave Casaceli), and Kendra (John Marshall Jr.), 5 great grandchildren; David III, John III, Lucy, Rose, and Frankie, and his mother Eula, sister Shirley (Pete Peterson), brother Gary (Kay) and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, his wife Jeri and best friend Dan Sears. To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Kenneth-Wayne-Richmond?obId=2950077#/celebrationWall