Mr. Kenneth "Ken" Kimsey

August 19, 1938 - September 21, 2018

Mr. Kenneth Grady Kimsey, Jr., 80, of Sylvester, GA. died Friday, September 21, 2018, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, GA after a full and complete life on this earth. The funeral service will be held at 2:30pm on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at the First Presbyterian Church in Albany, GA with the Rev. Joshua Bower presiding. The interment service will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at the Oakland Cemetery in Tallahassee, FL. Mr. Kenneth “Ken” Kimsey was born on August 19, 1938 in Tallahassee FL. to the late Kenneth Grady Kimsey Sr, and Natalie Elizabeth Davis Kimsey. He has lived in Worth County since 2005. Mr. Kimsey was an honors graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in mechanical engineering, and was licensed by the State of Florida as a Professional Engineer. He loved planes, trains, and automobiles. During his engineering career, he worked on design projects including the SR-71 “Blackbird” spy plane and the Apollo Space Program Saturn V rocket which put man on the moon. Mr. Kimsey was also an accomplished accident reconstruction engineer. He retired after 18 years with the Florida Dept. of Transportation as Director of Vehicle Procurement and Maintenance. Mr. Kimsey loved motorcycles, classical music, old movies, and a good, dry martini, “shaken-not stirred.” Mr. Kimsey is survived by his children, Eva Stemler and Paul Kimsey, and by his grandchildren Kathryn, Dillon, Megan, and Mason. In addition to his parents, Ken is predeceased by his wife of 42 years, Amy Calhoun Kimsey. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 from 6:00-8:00pm at Banks Funeral Home in Sylvester, GA. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations be made to the First Presbyterian Church in Albany, GA at 220 North Jackson Street Albany GA 31701. Please sign our online guest registry at www.banksfh.com. Banks Funeral Home in Sylvester is in charge of arrangements.