Kenneth Wayne Marks, 69, of Hanson, Ky. passed away at 5:05 a.m. on Saturday March 12, 2011 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville, Ky.

He was born on August 29, 1941 in Hanson, Ky to the late Ben Marks and Irene Poe Marks. He retired as a Sergeant First Class from the United States Army and was also a retired security guard lieutenant for Command Security. He was of the Baptist faith.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kiana Nicole Davis; two sisters, Marvine Lowe and Betty Kimball; and two brothers, J.B. Marks and Billy Marks.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Perkins Marks; two daughters, Shelia (Bobby) Davis of Nortonville, Ky. and Deborah (Wade) Ellis of Madisonville; two sons, Ricky Wayne Marks of Lexington, TN. and Tommy Dwayne (Rainie) Marks of Dixon, Ky.; eleven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday March 15, 2011 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Rev. Sam Beeny officiating. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery in Hanson, Ky. Military honors will be conducted graveside by 101st Airborne Division, Ft. Campbell and Hopkins County Honor Guard.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. until the funeral hour Tuesday at Harris Funeral Home.