CHARLOTTE - Kenneth S. Isley III, 53, died Thursday, May 10, 2007 at Carolinas Medical Center. Funeral services were conducted Monday, May 14, at St. Gabriel Catholic Church. Entombment followed at Forest Lawn East Cemetery.

He was born in Wake County to Anne Johnston Isley and the late Kenneth S. Isley Jr. He graduated from NC State University in 1975 and worked as a senior engineer for Duke Energy for more than 32 years.

Surviving: his mother, Anne J. Isley of Raleigh, formerly of Louisburg; his wife, Susan Senick Isley of Matthews; children, Rebecca Lauren Jenkins (Evan) of Waxhaw, Meredith Isley of Charlotte, Sarah Senick of Fort Mill, and Peter Senick of Indian Trail; sister, Karen Isley Baughman (Jeff) of Sandwich, Ill.; brother, Chris Isley (Kim) of Raleigh;

The family asks that memorials be made to Louisburg United Methodist Church, Memorial Fund, 402 N. Main St., Louisburg, NC 27549.

Arrangements handled by Heritage Funeral Home, Weddington Chapel.