Rev. Bergeron

Rev. Kenneth Edward Bergeron died March 17, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. He was born March 17. 1955 to Kenneth Henry Bergeron and Verna Mae Washburn in Quanah, Texas. He was raised on a farm in Eldorado, Oklahoma and spent most of his youth working on that farm. While in high school, he was very active in the FFA and was awarded the State Farmer Degree before graduating in 1973. At an early age, he felt called by God to serve in the ministry but could not predict where God would lead him.

He attended Oklahoma State University for one year but had to return home to run the farm and care for his dying mother. He resumed his studies and earned his BA from Western Oklahoma State College in Altus, Oklahoma and earned his BBA from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. He earned a Master of Divinity from Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, Texas and continued his education at St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri to pursue his Doctor of Divinity Degree.

He served as youth minister at First United Methodist Church of Alvarado, Texas and it was there he decided to pursue ordination in the United Methodist Church. He was ordained a Deacon of the United Methodist Church in 1994 and was ordained an Elder in 1997.

While working toward his seminary degree and serving as a student pastor at Sardis UMC, he met and married Kathleen June Turner on June 23, 1991 at Sardis UMC. Together they served in the following appointments: Sardis/Bethel UMC's, Maypearl/Venus UMC's, St. Luke UMC in Corsicana, Church of Good Shepherd in Arlington, and Bethesda UMC in Weatherford. Offices he held included Weatherford District Registrar, Arlington Urban Ministry committee, Fort Worth Metropolitan Board of Mission committee, and Chair of the Ministerial Associations in Corsicana and Weatherford. Following his appointment at Weatherford and due to his declining health, they relocated to Waxahachie and attended First United Methodist Church there.

He is survived by his wife, June Bergeron of Waxahachie, their children: Fallon(Adam) Vale of Saginaw, Texas and Jeff(Sonja) Turner of Waxahachie, Texas, and Gretta(Brian) Simmons of Waxahachie, Texas. Grandchildren are: Addison and Logan Vale, Zane and Luke Turner, and Maryn And Michael Simmons. He is also survived by a sister, Anna Marie Naukam of Oklahoma, niece, Sonia Hughes and nephew Sean Hughes Preceded in death by his parents, grandparents: John Edward and Annie Lee Washburn, and a niece, Christan Thompson.

Services to celebrate Ken's life are scheduled for 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at the First United Methodist Church in Waxahachie with Rev. Ron Bellomy officiating. Visitation with the family will be held Monday, March 19, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Wayne Boze Funeral Home in Waxahachie.

In lieu of flowers donations to First United Methodist Church in Waxahachie.


Arrangements are under the direction of Wayne Boze Funeral Home in Waxahachie. www.waynebozefuneralhome.com

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