Kenneth Wayne Snell, age 63, of Murfreesboro, Tn. died Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Vanderbilt Hospital. He was a native of Rutherford County and was the son of the late Joe & Louise Hall Snell. He is survived by his wife, Twila Jackson Snell; son, Ken Snell, Jr. of Murfreesboro; daughter, Lorie Burkhalter and her husband, Jake Burkhalter of Murfreesboro; brother Billy Joe Snell and his wife, Janis of Eagleville; three grandchildren, Luke Burkhalter, Sara Burkhalter and Joe Snell. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm Sunday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Craig Green officiating. Visitation with the family 4-8 pm Saturday. Burial will follow in the Williamson Love Jackson Cemetery in Eagleville. Mr. Snell attended Martin Junior College from 1963 to 1965. He was the first athlete at Martin Junior College who lettered in three sports in the same year, basketball, baseball and golf. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 1968 and was a teacher at Eagleville High School from 1969 to 1972. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the YMCA Night Law School in 1974, now known as the Nashville School of Law. He opened his law practice in 1975 and was President of Stones River Motors since 1977. He was on the Board of Directors of the National Kidney Foundation of Middle Tennessee from 1991-1997, and he received the Cecil G. Gilliam Award for Volunteerism in 1975. He was elected to the Rutherford County Old Timers Baseball Hall of Fame and was elected to Martin Methodist Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003. Active pallbearers will be Stan Belcher, Lou Diaz, John Hennessee, Gibbs Smith, Don Taylor and Herman Wallace. Honorary pallbearers will be Leon Boucher, Jim Carroll, Tim Cook, Bubba Dempsey, Jimmy Earle, David Farrar, Skip Hasken, Leon Puckett and Stanley Smith. Memorials in memory of Kenneth Snell may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Middle Tennessee, 2120 Crestmoor Road, Nashville, Tn. 37215. Woodfin Memorial Chapel 615-893-5151 www.woodfinchapel.com