On the morning of Thursday July 24, 2014 Kenneth Gerard Price, Sr. passed away at Missouri Baptist Medical Center. His devoted wife Beverly was comforting Kenneth at the time of passing. “KP” as many family and friends affectionately knew him, was 66 years old.
Ken Price was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1948. He was the second son of Ethel L. Price and D. Birdet Price, Sr. He is survived by his wife Beverly, his son Kenneth, Jr. and his wife Allie and grandson Joseph Paul. While his father preceded him in death, his mother Ethel, his brother David and his wife Joyce, and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and in-laws also survive him.
KP graduated with a marketing degree from Southern University in Louisiana where he met his wife Beverly. Upon graduation from Southern he had a stellar marketing career in St. Louis spanning the past 40 years. He worked at May Company, Venture Stores, Maritz, and then went on to run his own company, Network Marketing, Inc. He also held managerial positions at Fair St. Louis, UNCF, and Employment Connections.
Kenneth enjoyed golf, skiing, playing the saxophone, as well as spending time with friends and family. He was an avid sports fan. KP was incredibly active in the community, of which he was a member of Boy Scouts, Cadre 19, Zoo Friends and the Veil Prophet Organization.
KP was a man of faith and a believer in our Lord Jesus Christ. St. James AME was his home church where he was baptized in his youth and volunteered his time to drive the church bus and its members to and from church. He remained an active servant member until his illness.
Donations may be made in his name to the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
