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Kenneth Lee Briles

October 21, 1940 — March 4, 2022

Kenneth (Ken) Lee Briles of Grand Prairie, Texas, passed away at the age of 81 on Friday, March 4, 2022.

Kenneth was born on October 21, 1940, in Francesville, Indiana, to Guy Fredrick Briles and Opal May Swihart Briles. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. After returning home from war, he started his occupation as an auto mechanic. In 1986, Kenneth opened his first of several automotive repair shops in Grand Prairie, Texas, where he earned an outstanding reputation for being fair and honest. Always a hard worker, his shop was where everyone knew they could trust taking their cars to for repairs and after hours hang out and enjoy a frosty beverage until the day he retired.

Kenneth enjoyed horse racing, owned race horses and ran cattle in Rio Vista. He also enjoyed spending time on the lake with his family. One of the things he enjoyed the most was watching his sons race motocross. He will be dearly missed.

Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents, Guy and Opal Briles, and his brothers, Dale and Bernie Briles.

He is survived by his wife, Vickie Vance Briles; daughters, Pamela Boschetti, Janet Linehan and husband, Jeff; Kolleen Dominguez and husband, Eddie; sons, Kevin Briles and wife, Samantha; Dan Briles and wife, Karen; stepdaughter, Clarissa Lagow and husband Scott; sister, Linda Austin; grandchildren, Keela, Kynna, Mariah, Brahne, Lauren, Sianna, Kyle, Grayson, Abby, Alyssa and Kameron; and great-grandchildren, Kyan, Nicholas and Mia.

Memorial Service: 10 a.m., Saturday, March 19, at Wade Family Funeral Home, 4140 W. Pioneer Parkway, Arlington, Texas. The family will be there to welcome friends and relatives.

Interment: 11:30 a.m., Thursday, March 24, at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donation’s may be made in Kenneth’s name to Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

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