"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed."                                       - I Corinthians 15:52

Kenneth Leroy Marion , the eldest son of Robert and Henrietta Marion, was born on March 3, 1959 in Summerville, South Carolina. Early Friday morning, February 2, 2018, at his home, God called his name and he answered and went home to be with the Lord.

Kenneth was educated in the public school system of Berkeley County. He later attended Benedict College, Columbia, SC, where he received his Bachelor of Art degree   in Political Science.

Kenneth knew and accepted God as his personal Savior. He was a member of Greater St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, where he served as a member of the Steward, Trustee and Finance Boards.

On December 24, 1983, he was united in Holy Matrimony to his high school sweetheart, the former Gail Oretta Smith, daughter of the late William and Carrie Bell Smith, at Greater St. James A.M.E. Church. This union was blessed with one son, Kendrick Jeffery Marion.

Kenneth was employed by Rick Hendrick Hyundai, where he was inducted into the Chairman's Club for his stellar sales performance. He was also employed with Financial Education Services as a Credit Repair Specialist and with Santee Cooper. Kenneth also served his country as a soldier in the United States Army as a Pershing Electronics Material Specialist.

Kenneth was an active and loyal leader in the community. He was the Polemarch of the Moncks Corner Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. He also served as President of the Moncks Corner Chapter of the Benedict College Alumni Association.

Kenneth was jovial and good-natured, and people loved him the moment he walked in the room. He enjoyed fishing and cooking, and always had a joke in his back pocket. Kenneth could make you think, laugh, buy a car and repair your credit all in five minutes. Kenneth was a man of integrity. He was faithful and believed in doing what was right. He loved God, his family and helping others.

His loving memory will always be cherished by: his devoted and loving wife, Gail Smith Marion of Moncks Corner, SC; one loving son, Kendrick Jeffery Marion of Columbia, SC; loving parents, Robert and Henrietta Marion of Moncks Corner, SC; three brothers, Robert "Rodney" (Cheryl) Marion, Jr. of Moncks Corner, SC, Karl Jeffery Marion of Goose Creek, SC and Frederick James (Crystal) Marion, Sr. of Columbia, SC; one sister, Margretta Marion of Belmont, NC; one brother-in-law, William Roy (Linda) Smith; two sisters-in-law, Janie (Ardis) Smalls and Hazel (Patrick) Edmond; nine aunts; seven uncles; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.