Massey Roots Run Deep If you saw a red Massey Harris or Massey Ferguson tractor in our area in the 1990’s, chances are it bore the Kendall Brothers or Kendall Implement logo. Connie Kendall sat down with me to explain the history of the business and her pivotal role in its success. Though now many years later, the sharp-minded beauty recalled everything as if it all happened yesterday. Connie came to Yankton at age nineteen and met her future husband, Chuck Kendall, a local. Chuck had an obligation to the military and they had big dreams when he came home. They planned to buy a home near Tabor and open a radio repair shop, Chuck’s specialty as he had learned radio repair before the service and worked that field in the military. Chuck was also given an opportunity to work at the post office or become an electrician if he chose to. Their dreams took an unexpected route when Chuck’s father, William Kendall, came to him with different plans. William Kendall owned Kendall Brothers, a Massey Harris dealership, and needed Chuck to run the store because of his ailing health. Chuck wasn’t about to disappoint his father so he agreed and followed in his father’s wishes. William Kendall, a blacksmith by trade, had owned the dealership since 1919 when he signed a contract with the company to open a store. William’s heart was never truly in the machinery though, he would rather be using his skills sharpening We protect it. You live it. Rhonda L. Wesseln, Agent I’m here to help life go rightTM – so you can enjoy it, while I help protect it. Let’s talk about your life insurance options. CALL ME TODAY. 1023 W. 9th Street Yankton, SD 57078 Bus: 605-665-4411 rhonda@rhondainsuresyou.com 1601487 8vHERVOICEvJANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017 State Farm Life Insurance Company (Not licensed in MA, NY or WI), State Farm LIfe and Accident Assurance Company (Licensed in NY and WI), Bloomington, IL