STANTON - Kenneth Wayne Carpenter, 72 of Stanton, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Feb. 8, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones.
He was born in Hobbs, NM, on Nov. 17, 1952, to Alton Martin Carpenter and Betty Jo Woodard.
Kenneth attended Muleshoe High School before going to work for the International House and later
for Walker Auto Parts in Stanton. He was a hardworking man with a servant’s heart.
Kenneth was a devoted husband to June Alice Routon for 43 years and a loving father to Jhana Dawn Turner, who will dearly miss him.
He attended Kelview Heights Baptist Church in Midland, where he worked in the nursery and was a door greeter.
He is preceded in death by his wife June Routon, mother Betty Jo Woodard, father Alton Carpenter and brother J.R.
Carpenter.
Kenneth is survived by his daughter Jhana Turner and husband Bo; his brothers Jerry Carpenter and Mike Carpenter; three granddaughters Kayla Smith, Laykan Reed and Kensley Watts; as well as five great grandchildren Orion, Ella, Turner, Phoenix and Sloane.
No service will be held at this time, we will have a celebration of life at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.