Kenneth Gandy

Mr. Kenneth Wayne Gandy age 81 of Concord, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024 at Atrium Health Cabarrus.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Monday, February 19th at Wilkinson Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 4 pm Tuesday, February 20th at Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Terry Cruse and Pastor Rob Crawford officiating.

Kenneth Wayne was born November 17, 1942 in Cabarrus County and was the son of the late J.W. Gandy and Belle Hinson Gandy. He graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1960 and then served our country in the US Navy on the USS POMODON and USS SEA DEVIL. He started working for Western Electric/AT&T Technology. He retired from AT&T as a supervisor. He also worked for Universal Voice/ Data systems and was assigned to Duke Power in downtown Charlotte. Kenneth Wayne was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, who will be dearly missed by all his family and friends.

Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife of 59 years, Martha “Marty” Christensen Gandy; daughter, Debby Gandy Cox and husband, Richard of Graham, NC; sons, David Gandy and wife, Marie, and Donnie Gandy, all of Concord; grandchildren,, Kyle Gandy (Haley) of Concord, Mikayla Aistrop (Chris) of Hampton, VA, Luke Gandy of Concord, Sara McAllister (Drew) of Conway, SC, William Cox (fiance, Lila Dunn) of Boston, MA, Ryan Cox of Graham, NC, A J LaVance of Concord, Cameron LaVance of Camp Lejeune, NC. Brandon Wiley (Lauren) of Lexington, NC and Sarah Cannady of Kannapolis, NC; great-grandchildren, Tanner Cannady, Arianna Johnson, Addison Jade Aistrop, Asher Gandy, and Makalya Kite; sister, Brenda Alexander and husband, Wayne of Kannapolis; brothers, Robert Gandy and wife Sandi of Alabama, and Ronald Gandy and wife Teresa of Concord, many nieces, nephews, and other loving relatives.

Memorials may be made to the USO https://secure.uso.org/?sc=WEBDONATE&show_amount=true, Shriner's Children's Hospitals, 950 W Faris Rd, Greenville, SC 29605 or to Cold Water Lutheran Church, 1725 Gold Hill Rd, Concord, NC 28025.