Kenny Hyten was born and raised in Edwardsville and graduated from Edwardsville High School. He attended the University of Illinois Champaign for 2 years and then attended the University of Illinois College of Dentistry in Chicago for 4 years.  After graduation he joined the U S Army and was stationed at Ft Sill, Oklahoma for 2 years and worked in the dental clinic at Reynolds Army Hospital.  He moved back to Edwardsville and practiced dentistry here for 40 years.  He was an altar boy at St Mary's in Edwardsville and has been a parishioner there his whole life.  He and his wife Janie have 3 sons and 7 grandchildren; 3 of which attend Fr Mcgivney Catholic High School. Kenny has played golf since he was 20 years old.