Kenneth Rochell Leggett Jr., 79, of Pettus, a retired Arlington obstetrician/gynecologist and avid outdoorsman, passed away quietly Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Graveside service: A private service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Mineral Cemetery in Mineral. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of choice. Dr. Leggett was born Aug. 26, 1931, in Westlake, La., and was raised in Pettus. After graduating from high school, Kenneth enrolled in Schreiner Institute in Kerrville for one year, then attended the University of Texas at Austin. After UT, Kenneth graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1955 with his medical degree. In 1956, he married his wife of 54 years, Beverly. Kenneth and Beverly moved to Albuquerque, N.M., where Kenneth served his country honorably as a captain and flight surgeon in the United States Air Force. After competing his residency in Dallas, he and his family moved in 1961 to Arlington, where he practiced as an obstetrician/gynecologist for 41 years. Kenneth was deeply loved by his family and friends and will be dearly missed. He was honest, loving, pragmatic, dependable and loyal to all who knew him. He was a member of the Rotary Club of Arlington and was quietly philanthropic to those in need. He loved the outdoors and especially hunting and fishing. He went to Alaska each year for 20 years, where he enjoyed cooking for the other hunters as much as hunting and fishing. He retired to his ranch near his hometown of Pettus, where he enjoyed the everyday puttering and tinkering of ranch life. He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth Sr. and Juanita, and one son, Kenneth Hunt Leggett. Survivors: Wife, Beverly; son, Steven; daughter and son-in-law, Katleen and Bill Linscott; and their children, Billy, Kit and Courtney.
Published in Star-Telegram on September 14, 2010