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Date of Birth: February 18, 1934
Date of Death: May 17, 2003
Hometown: Lyon, MS
Alma Mater: Delta State University [1957]

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Obituary - Clarksdale (MS) Press Register (May 19, 2003)

Kendall R. 'Ken' Lauderdale

MADISON - Kendall Reid "Ken" Lauderdale, 69, died Saturday, May 17, 2003, at his Madison home after a lengthy battle with multiple myloma.

Funeral services were at 2 p.m. today at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in Ridgeland, followed by burial in Parkway Memorial Cemetery.

Mr. Lauderdale, a retired national sales manager for Russell Athletic, was born in Lafayette County and graduated from Dublin High School He received a bachelor of science degree in education from Delta State University and a master's degree in education from the University of Mississippi. He served as football coach at Dublin High School, as football coach, basketball coach and guidance counselor at West Tallahatchie High School and as head football coach at Holmes Junior College. He left Holmes after two years to work with the state Department of Education as director of vocational guidance. After four years with the state, he was hired by Science Research Associates to sell textbooks to Mississippi schools.

In 1971, Mr. Lauderdale started his athletic sales career with Hale & Jones Sporting Goods in Jackson. He was later hired by Rawlings Sporting Good and in 1979 took a job with Russell Athletic, where he was named Salesman of the Year three times during a 20-year career. After working as a salesman in both Louisiana and Mississippi, he was promoted to regional sales manager over the Southeastern states for four years, earning Regional Sales Manager of the Year honors twice. He was promoted to national sales manager in 1995 before retiring in 1999.

While in sales, Mr. Lauderdale served as an NCAA basketball official for 18 years, calling the 1981 national championship game between Indiana and North Carolina at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pa. He retired from officiating in 1982.

Survivors include his wife, Kay Moss Lauderdale of Madison; two sons, Douglas Reid Lauderdale and Keith Moss Lauderdale, both of Madison; a daughter, Denise Lauderdale Davis of Ridgeland; his mother, Myrtle Lauderdale of Batesville; three brothers, Jimmie Lauderdale of Clarksdale, Scott Lauderdale of Batesville and Donald Lauderdale of Livingston, Ala.; and five grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to the Christ United Methodist Church Building Fund, 5301 Old Canton Road, Jackson, MS 39211, or to a charity of the donor's choice.

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