Kenneth Thurmond

June 27, 1929 - May 20, 2022

Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Kenneth Gorden Thurmond, passed away May 20, 2022, at Fannin Regional Hospital in Blue Ridge.

Ken grew up in Paulding County, Georgia, the son of Harrison Snowden Thurmond and Carrie Ardillia Robbins Thurmond.

He worked at Simmons Bedding Company in Atlanta, Georgia for 43 years and was also a barber in Marietta, Georgia.

Kenneth is survived by his bride of 73 years, Jo Anne Elsberry Thurmond; his two sons and their wives, Kenneth Ronald (Ron) Thurmond (Beverly) and Roger Stephen Thurmond (Becky); Janice Thurmond, Ron’s first wife; his two grandsons, Michael Ronald Thurmond and Brian Patrick Thurmond (Lindsay); and two great-grandchildren, Brooke Audrey and Addy Sarah Thurmond.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Harrison and Carrie Thurmond; his two brothers, Leon and Marion Thurmond; and his sister, Naomi Thurmond Allgood.

His cremains will be interred at Dallas Memory Gardens in Dallas, Georgia.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to a pet rescue organization.

Henry-Cochran Funeral Home of Blue Ridge.