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1940
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2023
Kenneth Rhodes Obituary
April 24, 1940 - February 16, 2023
Mr. Kenneth Ernest Rhodes, 82, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, February 16, 2023.
A service to celebrate his life will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at Forbis & Dick – Stokesdale. The family will visit with friends following the service.
A native of Polk County, N.C., Kenneth was born on April 24, 1940, the son of the late Ernest and Eunice Wolfe Rhodes. Growing up, he excelled in sports, playing both basketball and football in high school. He then continued his love of sports coaching pee-wee and little league teams. He was an avid Tarheel basketball fan and enjoyed hunting and fishing as well. Kenneth retired from Cone Mills. His first love, however, was his family. Nothing came before his wife and daughters.
Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Betty Edwards Rhodes; daughters, Vicki Moore and her husband, Keith, of Stokesdale, and Julie Beck and her husband, Allen, of Lancaster, S.C.; seven grandchildren, Taylor Freeman, Nicholas Freeman, Heather Urbanowski (John), Ryan Moore, Kaitlin Moore, Trey Beck, and Jonathan Beck; five great-grandchildren, Parker Beck, Payton Beck, Atlas Beck, A.J. Urbanowski, and Allie Urbanowski; sisters, Elizabeth Burrell of Tryon, N.C., and Dorothy Ann Thompson of Columbus, N.C.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Dorothy Pack, Sadie Holbert, and Ailene Melton; brothers, Paul Rhodes, Jack Rhodes, and infant brother, Alonzo Rhodes.
You are invited to share memories or offer condolences at www.forbisanddick.com.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation in honor of the deceased.
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Peggy Wolfe Nodine
February 23, 2023
So sorry to hear about Kenneth, my Dad and his Mom were brother and sister. I haven't seen him in many years, but remember him well. Sending prayers and love to all the family. Peggy Wolfe Nodine
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