Kenneth Eugene Nott, 77, of Holton, KS passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at his home after his battle with cancer. He was born May 5, 1939 in Dover, KS the son of Clarence A. Nott, Sr. and Isla Winona (Bottom) Nott.


Kenny graduated from Oneida High School in 1958. He had lived all of his life in the Holton and Wetmore communities. He worked owned and operated car/auto body shops in Wetmore and Holton and later Skelly Gas Station in Holton. Kenny worked 17 years for Meier's Ready Mix in Topeka. He was a truck driver for Holton Livestock Exchange and Collins Trucking and later owned and operated K & J Trucking with his son, Jim. Kenny most recently was a cattleman.

He married JoAnn Pool on September 2, 1961 in Topeka, KS. She survives of the home. Other survivors include 2 daughters, Vicki Kirby (Robert) of Lenexa, KS and Joyce Diehl (Matt) of Wetmore, KS; a son, Jim Nott of Mayetta, KS; 5 sisters, Lois Nissen of Wetmore, KS, Rose Honeyman of Topeka, KS, Sandy Nott of Holton, KS, Sue Coffman (Bill) of Milford, KS and Thelma Brown of Holton, KS; 7 grandchildren, Taylor and Patrick Kirby, Ryan, Katie and Kim Diehl and Ed and Brandon Nott and 2 great-grandchildren, Jaxson Diehl and Braxton Brown and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; 2 sisters, Betty Christian and Florence Nott and 3 brothers, Claude, Tommie and Jay Nott.

Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Family will greet friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Holton Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Holton Community Hospital Hospice c/o Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436.