Reverend Kenneth Wayne Gilbert passed away at his home in Saltville, Virginia on Sunday February 16, 2020 at the age of 72. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Kenny was raised on Buckeye Street and was a lifelong resident of Saltville. He spent most of his career managing the Piggly Wiggly, then becoming a pastor and evangelist. Kenny was presently the pastor for Midway Memorial Chapel. He enjoyed nothing more than helping others. He was loved by his family, church, and community.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph Gilbert, and brother, Terry Gilbert.
Kenny is survived by his wife of 50 years, Betty Funk Gilbert; mother, Elizabeth Bays of Saltville; daughters, Kimberly Gardner and husband Johnny of Gastonia, NC, and Valerie Lewis and husband James of Saltville; grandchildren, Mindy Morris and husband Eric, Brandon Henderson and wife Michelle, Kelsey Lewis, Joshua Nutter, and James David Lewis; five great-grandchildren, Cameron, Ryleigh, Avery, Landon, and Maddex; sister, Diane Hawkins and husband Dale; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Henderson Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Baumgardner and Rev. R.L. Frye officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service. Burial will be in the Mountain Home National Cemetery in Mountain Home, TN.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Online condolences may be made at drhendersonfuneralhome.com.
The D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is honored to be serving the Kenneth W. Gilbert family.
Kenny was raised on Buckeye Street and was a lifelong resident of Saltville. He spent most of his career managing the Piggly Wiggly, then becoming a pastor and evangelist. Kenny was presently the pastor for Midway Memorial Chapel. He enjoyed nothing more than helping others. He was loved by his family, church, and community.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph Gilbert, and brother, Terry Gilbert.
Kenny is survived by his wife of 50 years, Betty Funk Gilbert; mother, Elizabeth Bays of Saltville; daughters, Kimberly Gardner and husband Johnny of Gastonia, NC, and Valerie Lewis and husband James of Saltville; grandchildren, Mindy Morris and husband Eric, Brandon Henderson and wife Michelle, Kelsey Lewis, Joshua Nutter, and James David Lewis; five great-grandchildren, Cameron, Ryleigh, Avery, Landon, and Maddex; sister, Diane Hawkins and husband Dale; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Henderson Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Baumgardner and Rev. R.L. Frye officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service. Burial will be in the Mountain Home National Cemetery in Mountain Home, TN.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Online condolences may be made at drhendersonfuneralhome.com.
The D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is honored to be serving the Kenneth W. Gilbert family.
Reverend Kenneth Wayne Gilbert passed away at his home in Saltville, Virginia on Sunday February 16, 2020 at the age of 72. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Kenny was raised on Buckeye Street and was a lifelong resident of Saltville. He spent most of his career managing the Piggly Wiggly, then becoming a pastor and evangelist. Kenny was presently the pastor for Midway Memorial Chapel. He enjoyed nothing more than helping others. He was loved by his family, church, and community.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph Gilbert, and brother, Terry Gilbert.
Kenny is survived by his wife of 50 years, Betty Funk Gilbert; mother, Elizabeth Bays of Saltville; daughters, Kimberly Gardner and husband Johnny of Gastonia, NC, and Valerie Lewis and husband James of Saltville; grandchildren, Mindy Morris and husband Eric, Brandon Henderson and wife Michelle, Kelsey Lewis, Joshua Nutter, and James David Lewis; five great-grandchildren, Cameron, Ryleigh, Avery, Landon, and Maddex; sister, Diane Hawkins and husband Dale; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Henderson Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Baumgardner and Rev. R.L. Frye officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service. Burial will be in the Mountain Home National Cemetery in Mountain Home, TN.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Online condolences may be made at drhendersonfuneralhome.com.
The D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is honored to be serving the Kenneth W. Gilbert family.
Kenny was raised on Buckeye Street and was a lifelong resident of Saltville. He spent most of his career managing the Piggly Wiggly, then becoming a pastor and evangelist. Kenny was presently the pastor for Midway Memorial Chapel. He enjoyed nothing more than helping others. He was loved by his family, church, and community.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph Gilbert, and brother, Terry Gilbert.
Kenny is survived by his wife of 50 years, Betty Funk Gilbert; mother, Elizabeth Bays of Saltville; daughters, Kimberly Gardner and husband Johnny of Gastonia, NC, and Valerie Lewis and husband James of Saltville; grandchildren, Mindy Morris and husband Eric, Brandon Henderson and wife Michelle, Kelsey Lewis, Joshua Nutter, and James David Lewis; five great-grandchildren, Cameron, Ryleigh, Avery, Landon, and Maddex; sister, Diane Hawkins and husband Dale; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Henderson Funeral Home with Pastor Mark Baumgardner and Rev. R.L. Frye officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service. Burial will be in the Mountain Home National Cemetery in Mountain Home, TN.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Online condolences may be made at drhendersonfuneralhome.com.
The D.R. Henderson Funeral Home in Saltville is honored to be serving the Kenneth W. Gilbert family.
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