Kenneth Earl Dolloff, 54, of Midland went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 29, 2014. Memorial services honoring his life will be held at First United Methodist Church on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 1:00pm.Kenneth was born on March 19, 1960 in Denver City, Texas to Earl Harlon and Geraldine Mae Dolloff. He met and married his true love, Jill Horst on January 13, 2001 in Midland. He was the proud and loving father to eight children, Cynthia, Chris, Heather, Kenden, Ashleigh, Chelsea, Sarah, and Christy. Ken Dolloff, until his retirement, was the Area Manager for Pecos Gathering and Marketing LLC which was sold to NGL Energy, a public MLP, in 2012. Ken had worked for Jenex Petroleum since 1992, starting as the Plant Manager in Lyons, (Burleson County) Texas. Working closely with the founder, Jerry Jensen, he oversaw the growth of the Company for 25 years, as it grew from Annual Revenues of $7 million to $800 million. He moved to Midland Texas as the manager of the Company’s Odessa facility in 1996 and became the Permian Basin area manager for Jenex in 2003. In 2005, the Company reorganized and he became the Permian Basin Area Manager for Pecos Gathering & Marketing and Blackhawk Gathering. These companies bought crude oil in the field and sold crude oil to Occidental Oil Company and the Alon Refinery. Ken retired in 2013 following the sale to NGL. Jerry Jensen, President of Pecos/ Blackhawk said Ken Dolloff was the most valuable and longest serving officer in the Company’s history and he received the largest retirement bonus the Company ever paid. He loved his job, his coworkers, his customers, and although he was a man of few words, he always made them count. Kenneth loved to joke and play games, and always looked forward to his bridge games with his mother-in-law, Beverly Horst. His smile would light up any room and he was a big softy at heart. He loved traveling, especially to the beach with his wife and family. He loved NASCAR, but above all else came his family and his church. He was very active in his Sunday School class and he drove the bus for the Women of Worship.Kenneth is survived by his loving wife, Jill Dolloff; children, Cynthia Dolloff, Chris Dolloff, Heather Dolloff, Kenden Dolloff, Ashleigh Dolloff, Chelsea Dolloff, Sarah Carroll and husband Chad, and Christy Geis and husband Joe; ten grandchildren, John, Ashleigh, Zachary, Dylan, Jayce, Ethan, Aiden, Kaidence, Lyndin, and Layden; sisters, Sharon Diane Burk and Debra Looney and husband Don; nieces and nephews, Bruce Speights, Michael Speights, Sam West Burk IV, Lisa Whitney, Crystal Snaddon and husband Pete, Tiffany Hall and husband Mike, Andrew, John and wife Audrey, and Julie ; his aunt, Margaret Rees and husband, Tommy; mother-in-law, Beverly Horst; brother-in-laws, Steve Horst and wife, Veronyca, and Jim Horst and wife, Debbie; and sister-in law, Nancy Turner and husband, Steve.He is preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Geraldine Dolloff; and a brother-in-law, Sam West Burk III.In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations may be made to COPD Support at www.copd-support.com/donate.htm,
