CENTROPOLIS ? He was born June 19, 1924, in Franklin County, the son of John and Mary (Howser) Kinsley.

Mr. Kinsley was a self-employed residential contractor for 35 years until he retired in 1980. He was a lifelong member of Eight Mile Old German Baptist Brethren Church.

He married Erma June Barton on Feb. 18, 1945, in Pomona. She died April 7, 2002.

Survivors include three daughters, Karen Beery, Rossville, Ind., Janice Edgecomb and Kathi Denlinger, both of Ottawa; a son, Dean, New Carlisle, Ohio; a sister, Dorothy Wray, Citrus Heights, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

A son, Raymond Lee Jr., died earlier.

Friends may call from 1 p.m. today until service time Saturday at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa, where the family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today.