Kenneth Ray Mcklemurry, II

Kenneth Ray Mcklemurry, II 1963 - 2025 Kenneth Ray Mcklemurry, II passed away on July 9, 2025, just weeks before his 39th birthday.

He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Ray Mcklemurry Sr., and his grandmother, Myrtle Louise McKlemurry.

He is survived by his mother, Linda Mcklemurry; his younger sister, Shannon Mcklemurry; his older sister, Stephanie Mcklemurry; and several nieces and nephews, including Autumn Rand, Damien Rand, Asher Rand, Ashlyn Rand, Gabreil Rand, Kai Antarikananda, and Raine Antarikananda, as well as his great-niece, Nova Hurst.

Kenneth was a son, a brother, and an uncle, but more than that, he was a deeply feeling soul who lived fiercely through the things he loved.

He was a lifelong gamer, raised in the glow of NES and Sega consoles beside his sister, spending countless hours on RPGs like Xenogears and Final Fantasy, and anime like Dragon Ball Z.

His love of music ran just as deep, with bands like Pearl Jam and Type O Negative shaping the soundscape of his world.

He wore black, headbanged through the hardest parts of life, and gave with an open hand even when he had almost nothing. Even in his hardest years, he would step outside and offer whatever he had left — a few canned goods, a cigarette, or simply his presence.

Kenneth lived with severe mental illness that gradually took over his life. He suffered deeply, and his passing, while heartbreaking, is also a release from pain that grew unbearable.

But who he was before the illness never vanished. He was full of love, humor, loyalty, and intensity, and that version of him lives on in everyone who knew him.

He helped shape the people around him. In the quiet ways that stick, in personality and music and memory, he is still here.

A private memorial will be held by the family.