Lance Corporal Kenneth Lee Richmond II passed away in Aiken, South Carolina on

Saturday, July 23, 2022.

Born in Bluefield, West Virginia on July 9, 1995,

Kenneth was the son of Kenneth Lee Richmond Senior of Bluefield, Virginia and Mary Elizabeth

Morris of Roanoke, Virginia.

Kenneth was raised on his 6th generation family farm in Bluefield Virginia and attended Graham

Schools where he was a G-man playing football and basketball.

He attended Virginia Western College and Radford University.

Kenneth joined the Marine Corps in 2020 and shipped to Paris Island on October 19, 2020. He

graduated from basic training and was assigned to Camp Geiger where he began his training in

intelligence.

He was currently stationed at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia serving the NSA as an analyst.

Kenneth was well liked and respected by his fellow Marines.

To quote his Company Commanding Officer, Major Ryan Mitchell and his Master Sargent Joshua

Todd, "Kenneth displayed incredible positive demeanor in front of his fellow Marines. He was a

fine man and a fine Marine."

Kenneth was a God fearing and a very brave and sentimental man with a heart of gold and he

loved and adored his family .

He enjoyed watching and following sports, was a talented basketball player and very

knowledgeable about NBA statistics.

He enjoyed gaming with his friends on X-box but fishing was his favorite past time.

Kenneth loved camping with his brother and best friend Jarrod

He was proceeded in death by his Paternal Grandparents, Robert Lee Richmond and

Hazel Neal Richmond of Chicago, Illinois and his Maternal Grandparents, Carl and Beulah

Hubbard of Athens, West Virginia.

In addition to his parents, survivors include: his brother and best friend Jarrod Austin Richmond and his half-sister Christy

Richmond

Stepmother Lisa Vance Richmond

Stepfather Gary Morris

Uncles, Aunts, cousins and nieces who loved him dearly

Kenneth will also be remembered by his many dear friends.

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Kenneth Lee Richmond will be conducted on Monday,

August, 8 2022 @ 1:30 P.M. at the Bluefield Church of God with Rev. Tony Ellis officiating.

Following the service Kenneth will be buried with full Military Honors in Roselawn Memorial

Gardens in Princeton, West Virginia

Visitation will be held from 12:00 P.M. until the service hour at the Church of God

Serving as pallbearers will be:

Kenneth Lee Richmond Sr.

Jarrod Austin Richmond

Cody Hatfield

Tyler Patsel

Aaron Smith

Gary Morris

Serving as Honorary Pallbearers:

David Hicks

Ronnie Alley

Jim Coyle

Scott Whitt

Yogi Sexton

Ray Jarret

Carl Hubbard

In lieu of flowers, gifts of remembrance may be given to

Bluefield Church of God, 104 Highland Avenue, Bluefield VA 24605 or to St. Jude's

Children's Research Hospital.