Wednesday Mini Mag

Appreciative Respect Apparent In Passing Of Lifelong Prominent Flint Hills Cowboy By Frank J. Buchman

“A cowboy’s worth in life can best be measured in death.”

One of the best known cowboys in the Flint Hills and throughout the Midwest has gone to His Great Beyond. Recognized by an always well-shaped silver belly hat, Kenneth D. Muller passed away at Council Grove on December 21, 2020. Acknowledged by most as Kenny, he was foremost a cowboy yet with lifetime service in

many livestock and youth endeavors. Verification of one’s respect and appreciation from others becomes most apparent with participation in their memorial services. Despite cold rain, neighbors and distant acquaintances stood attentive as the horse drawn wagon brought Kenny into Four Mile Cemetery. Kenny’s widely-recognized green flatbed exhaust puffing followed behind with his last personal horse in

the pasture up the country road. Just days earlier locals waved at Kenny driving the pickup for regular morning coffee catching up on cowboy gossip. Born in Abilene, January 3, 1929, Kenny moved to Morris County early-on, soon locating in the Four Mile community. Appropriate lifetime ranch headquarters for a cowboy in heart of the nation’s largest remaining native grassland.