Terry James Kuykendall, 53, of Brandywine passed away Oct. 4, 2024, at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg.
He was born July 29, 1971, at Harrisonburg, Virginia, and was the son of Russell Leon Kuykendall and Helen Louise (Baer) Kuykendall.
Mr. Kuykendall was a 1990 graduate of Franklin High School, a maintenance worker at Tyson Foods and had worked at Trumbo Electric and American Cold Storage.
He attended Bethlehem Church of the Brethren and loved hunting, fishing and football, especially the West Virginia University Mountaineers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a daughter, Rachael Alicia Kuykendall (Christian Frasure) of Stuarts Draft, Virginia, a son, Cody James Kuykendall of Harrisonburg, Virginia; two brothers, Danny Kuykendall (Michelle) and Jason Kuykendall (Shannon), all of Brandywine; two grandsons, Aibel Frazier and Matthew Frazier; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to noon today at the Kimble Funeral Home in Franklin. A funeral service will follow in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Tim Johnson officiating. Interment will be at the Nesselrodt Family Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the South Fork Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 297, Brandywine, WV 26802 or the South Fork Rescue Squad, 124 Black Thorn Road, Sugar Grove, WV 26815.
Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.kimblefuneralhome.com.
