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L.R. Kepley Obituary
August 26, 1941 - November 21, 2022
Mr. Lewis R. "Bub" Kepley Jr., 81, of Concord, passed away Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, at Atrium Health-Cabarrus, surrounded by his family.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 26, at Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Steve Ayers, with a burial to follow at Carolina Memorial Park with full military honors. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 11 a.m., prior to the service.
Bub was born Aug. 26, 1941, in Concord, to the late Edna Mauldin Kepley and L.R. Kepley Sr. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Ginger Camaline Kepley; son, Christopher Bartley Kepley; and best friend, Gene Isenhour.
Bub played football and ran track at Concord High School, then attended Charlotte College, where he was a member of the Phi Lambda Chi Fraternity. He then went to join the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict and remained in the reserves for 23 years. He was a senior drill sergeant, expert marksman on the rifle team of the 108th Division, 485th Regiment, and 3rd Brigade. He was a past master of the 720 Mason Lodge, a member at the Oasis Temple-Past Masters Unit, Scottish Rites, American Legion Post #51.
His late daughter, Ginger, was the apple of his eye, and his wife, Elaine, was his rock. He loved the Lord and raised a god-fearing family.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Elaine McMurry Kepley; sisters, Winifred Kepley Ballard and Kathy Lee Kepley Sides; nephews, Andrew Ross Sides and Charles Dean Ballard; niece, Patrice Lynn Ballard; and special aunt, Ann Mauldin Kepley.
Memorials may be made to McGill Baptist Church-Ginger Kepley Scholarship Fund, 5300 Poplar Tent Rd., Concord, NC 28027 or to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607.
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Cheryl Walsh
November 29, 2022
Bub and I shared a great business relationship and friendship for 20 years! He wanted the best for Terminal Trucking and I want the best for Sara Lee Corporation and I think we did that during that 20 years. His knowledge of the trucking industry was unmatched, his common sense was untouched. Above all with Bub Kepley was his code of ethics and his sense of humor! Probably the one in business to appreciate this was Gene Isenhour and the Terminal Trucking Team. His love and respect for his TT team was noted to me often. HIS Love of Elaine a/k/a Frank (nickname) was fully acknowledged in our conversations.
He once told me...."she just keeps putting up with me, I don't know why"....Being in a social setting with Gene and Bub was like watching a Dean Martin /Jerry Lewis sitcom! The bond between those two was unfathomable! I called them "Frick and Frack" !! THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES MY FRIEND.....Cheryl Walsh
wayne kelly
November 27, 2022
i knew Bub and Gene for many years, you could not find better friends.My condolences to both families and may their memories bring you peace in the days to come.
Kenneth Hatley
November 25, 2022
I wish to express my condolences to the family. I always enjoyed his humor, and remember how he played football at CHS. The last time I saw Buddy, as we called him, was at the D.A.V. in Concord. I was home on leave, and he stopped in there on his way home from coming back from a week end at Ft Jackson, or FT Bragg. He had his
Drill SGT Hat with him, and he kept everyone laughing. I know you will miss him, he was bigger than life with his humor, or and presence.
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