BUCKLIN - Kenneth "Red" Carlin, 100, died Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Hill Top House, Bucklin.

He was born March 5, 1917 at Englevale, Kansas the son of William D. "W.D." and Hattie (Karns) Carlin. He was a 1936 graduate of Ford High School and a lifetime area resident. For a short period of time he worked for Fairmont Ice Cream in Oklahoma and later owned and operated a gas station in Bucklin. He was the longtime bookkeeper for Bucklin Tractor and Implement, Co until retiring in 1986. For decades he was the statistician, score keeper and announcer for many high school sporting events. He was inducted into the Kansas High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church and Lions Club both in Bucklin.

On May 29, 1940 he married June Maxine Neely at the United Methodist Church in Bucklin. She preceded him in death on June 29, 2013.

Survivors include: his children, Richard Carlin, Bucklin, Roger Carlin and wife Terri, Iola, Kansas, Diana Hoover and husband Joe, Lewis, Kansas and Dixie Neill and husband Earle, Cloudcroft, New Mexico; his sister, Verla Haley and husband Ken, Dodge City; 10 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Ila Robinson and a grandson, Kristofer Carlin.

Graveside services will be at 2:00 pm Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the Bucklin Cemetery with Paul Deweese officiating. Visitation with the family present will be Friday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Minnis Mortuary, Bucklin.

The family suggests memorials to Hill Top House, Hospice of the Prairie or the Bucklin High School Athletic Department all in care of Minnis Mortuary, P.O. Box 516, Bucklin, Kansas 67834.