Dwight Bird

Born December 2, 1938 in Kewanee, MO, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Catherine Bradley Bird. On December 20, 1958 in Parma, MO, he married Martha Jean Meadows, who survives of the home. He graduated from Arkansas State College in 1961 with a degree in accounting. Dwight returned to Kewanee in 1964 to start his career in the agricultural business. He was the owner and manager of Kewanee Grain, Inc and later served as the general manager of Delta Growers Association. He retired in February of 2001. In 2010, he and Martha moved to South Carolina to be closer to their daughters and grandchildren.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by 2 daughters, Elizabeth Bird Brown of Bluffton, SC, and Kathy Bird Hussong (Rick) of Hilton Head, SC, and 4 grandsons, Kamden Dwight Brown, Kristopher Jordan Brown, Jacob Richard Hussong and Ethan Kenneth Hussong. He is also survived by his loving sister, Gail Bird Johnson of Sikeston, MO and his brother in law, Charles Meadows (Barbara) and family.

Visitation will be at 10:00 am on Saturday, Oct. 28th at Nunnelee Funeral Home in Sikeston with a Memorial Service to begin at 11:30. Memorial Donations may be made to:

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

501 St. Jude Pl

Memphis TN 38105-9959

Heart Disease Research Foundation

National Office

50 Court Street- 1107

Brooklyn, New York 11201-4801