K.C. "Casey" Kyle

Funeral services for Mr. K.C. “Casey” Kyle, Jr., 90 of the Woods Community of Panola County, Texas will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 12, 2010 at the Woods New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Rodney Puryear officiating. Burial will follow in the Woods Cemetery under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home. Family visitation will be Saturday from 6–8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Kyle passed away December 8, 2010 in Carthage. Mr. Kit Carson “Casey” Kyle, Jr. was born September 25, 1920 in the Woods Community to the marriage of Kit Carson and Berta Elizabeth Hooker Kyle, Sr. Casey graduated from Carthage High School in 1938 and from Texas A&M University in 1942. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and was added to active duty in early 1943. While stationed in Denver, Colorado he married Birdie Pippen on July 8, 1943 and together they celebrated 67 years. After being discharged from the service in 1946, Casey returned to Panola County to the family farm where he lived the rest of his life. Mr. Kyle was a man who “lived by the side of the road and was a friend to many” having the opportunity the help those traveling down the highway. He served as County Clerk for Panola County for four years and worked in the Oil and Gas Industry as a pipeline foreman for Carthage Company, which later became Union Pacific Resources, until his retirement. Casey and his wife also operated Kyle’s Red Barn, an antique store and Texas souvenir shop for 42 years. He was member and a deacon of Woods New Hope Baptist Church, a life member of the Carthage Lion’s Club for 59 years, a die hard Texas Aggie and a Bulldog season ticket holder and received the award for the oldest living Bulldog fan. Casey loved people, loved to talk and made many friends. He is preceded by his parents, sister, Gwendolyn Meeks and brother, Murph Kyle. Mr. Kyle is survived by his loving wife, Birdie Pippen Kyle of Woods; son Glenn Carson Kyle of Woods; brothers; Grady S. Kyle of Fairplay and Dr. Wayne Kyle and wife Milly of Carthage; nephews and nieces; Michael Meeks and wife Joyce of Center, Kit Brooks Kyle and wife Jamie of Fairplay, Kathy Kyle Johnson and husband Carl of Nacogdoches County, Kelly Coker and husband Cheney of Dallas, Riley Wayne Kyle of Austin, Julie Kathryn Kyle-Martin and husband Mike of Baytown; and sister-in-law, Betty Pippen of Carthage. The family requests that memorials may be made to Woods New Hope Baptist Church or the Woods Cemetery Association.

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K.C. "Casey" Kyle

September 25, 1920 - December 8, 2010