Lt. Col. Retired Kenneth H. Kingsmore

May 7, 2019 Lt. Col. Retired Kenneth H. Kingsmore, age 76, of 20 Hunt Wood Drive, Poquoson, VA, widower of Patricia Austin Kingsmore, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Agape Hospice, Lexington, SC. Mr. Kingsmore was born in Buffalo (Putman Community), SC July 14, 1942, a son of the late Carl Elvert Kingsmore and Bertie R. O'Shields Kingsmore. He was a 1960 graduate of Union High School, a 1965 graduate of Clemson University and received his Masters degree from Central Michigan University. Mr. Kingsmore retired from the U.S. Air Force after serving as a fighter pilot. Surviving are a son, Scott Kingsmore and wife Rachel of Lexington; three grandchildren: Brittany Vittone, SPC Austin Gilbert and Nolan Gilbert; two great-grandchildren: Beau Allison and Nico Gilbert; a sister, Karen K. Sullivan of Mt. Pleasant; three brothers: John F. Kingsmore and wife ChiNa of Glendale, AZ, Terry A. Kingsmore and wife Loretta of Simpsonville and Karmen D. Kingsmore and wife Karen of Union and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 4:00 PM Friday, May 10, 2019 at SR Holcombe Funeral Chapel conducted by Rev. Donald Prosser. Burial will be in Union Memorial Gardens with Military Honors. Active pallbearers will be Nolan Gilbert, Rev. Andrew Kingsmore, Ty Kingsmore, Noel Patterson, Stephen Taylor, Gregory Sullivan, Robert Toole and Chris Adkins. The following are asked to serve as honorary pallbearers: James Kingsmore, Richard Kingsmore, Mark Miller, Thomas Miller, Sam Miller and Kenny Rolle. Visitation will be held 3:00-4:00 PM Friday in the chapel prior to the services. Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Rd., Unit 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256.