John R. Kingan

John R. Kingan, 88, of Conway, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013. Born in New York City on December 10, 1925, he was the son of the late John and Agatha Kingan. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Richard Kingan and a sister, Alice Smith. John was raised in Rye and Harrison New York. He was a WWII veteran and served in Europe with the 1255 Combat Engineers. John received his BS in Agriculture from Kansas State University and his MS in Poultry Nutrition from the University of Nebraska. He was employed by Armour & Co, The University of Nebraska, Mountaire Feeds Co, and was also self-employed from which he retired. John is survived by his wife of 55 years, Barbara Schroeder Kingan, a sister, Barbara Boyd of Connecticut, a sister-in-law, June Kingan of Virginia, a son Robert J Kingan and his wife Sandra, of New Jersey, a daughter Kristi Puckett and her husband Mike, of North Little Rock, and six grandchildren, Taylor Puckett, Carlee Puckett, Abby Grace Puckett, Rohan Kingan, Arun Kingan, and Ravi Kingan. His memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, January 2, at Griffin-Leggett in Conway. Please send your messages of love, comfort, and support to the online guestbook at www.griffinleggettconway.com.