Kenneth Kincaid

KENNETH ANDREW KINCAID was born on November 26, 1960, in Dante, Virginia and was called to eternal rest on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Ken accepted the Lord as his savior at an early age. He was baptized at First Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Dante, Virginia under Reverend O.C. Cain. Kenny, as he was known to friends and family, was educated in the Russell County Public School System. He graduated from Castlewood High School where he excelled at many sports including basketball, baseball, and football. He was also listed as a “Who’s Who” among high school athletes in the country. After high school he attended Eastern Kentucky University on a baseball scholarship, where he played pitcher. He continued his education at Carson-Newman University where he was pre-med. Kenny returned home from Carson-Newman University to Dante, Virginia, where he worked for the Clinchefield Coal Company as a coal miner. During a trip to Baltimore with his cousin “Bucky” he had eyes for Terri Wongus (rumor has it, it’s the reason he went to Baltimore as he had seen her previously). Kenny saw her again on a trip to Lebanon, VA when he asked her out to dinner at Bonanza. Over a year later they wed on July 11, 1986. Kenny was a hard worker taking on many challenging and dangerous jobs to support himself and his family. Settling in Baltimore, MD, he worked for USAir refueling planes at Baltimore Washington International Airport. In 1993, he was accepted into the Baltimore City Fire Academy graduating, August 1993. His first and only firehouse was 6th Battalion Truck 21. Ken was a valued member of the fire department in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Baltimore, MD. He loved being a firefighter and would share countless stories of rescue missions and life-saving events. Ken retired from the BCFD in December of 2020 after 28 years of service. He was excited to begin the next chapter of his life. Ken was fiercely protective of his wife Terri, and two children Ciara and Cameron. Terri called him ‘My Kenny’ and their children called him their “forever hero”. Over the summer Kenny found out that he would become a grandfather to a baby boy and baby girl in Early 2023. Ken’s love of athletics continued throughout his life. He took up golfing, winning the “C Flight” Independence Day Golf Tournament in 2013 and taking first place with brother in-law Larry Wongus in the 2016 Delta Sigma Theta Murphy Memorial Scholarship Golf Classic. Ken maintained that “southern gentleman charm” throughout his life. He was a GIFT. Ken was known for his sense of humor, quick wit, jovial spirit and kindhearted advice to all he encountered. You could always count on Ken to lift the mood of the room with a joke, funny story or an exact recall of a past time. Ken leaves many imprints of precious memories and a legacy of love that will be cherished forever by his loving family. Ken is joining his parents Matthew and Emogene Kincaid and brother Eric Shawn. In addition to his wife Terri and two children Ciara (Davonta “Chief”) and Cameron (Zakiyah and Harlem), Ken leaves behind: his sisters, Lisa Kincaid and Caryl Hardy Johnson; his brother, James Kelly Kincaid; mother-in-law, Theresa Ann Wongus; brothers-in-law, Bobby Wongus (Arlene), Larry Wongus (Barbara); and sister-in-law, Patricia Wongus (Skip); a host of cousins, nieces and nephews, his beloved BCFD family, and in-coming grandchildren Kenneth Hunter Kincaid (April 2023) and Layla Kennedy Johnson (May 2023).

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Kenneth Kincaid

November 26, 1960 - December 8, 2022