Mr. Jeffrey Robert Lunceford, age 30, of Wilmington, North Carolina, formerly of Kennesaw, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2018. Jeffrey was born on May 11, 1988 in Marietta, GA., a son to Bobby and Barbara Lunceford.
Jeffrey attended Kennesaw Mountain High School, later concluding his high school career by graduating from Faith Academy in 2006. He then went on to receive an Associates Degree in Music Engineering from Full Sail University. He was currently serving as a Sound Engineer for Port City Church in Wilmington and quickly became a vital part of the church team. Jeffrey was an extremely talented young man, from music, to art, writing, and carpentry; there wasn’t much Jeffrey did not excel in. However, his greatest gift was loving people, no matter their situation, no matter their story, past or stature, he had an incredibly unique gift of making others smile, feeling loved and accepted. Jeffrey was a wonderful son, father, brother, uncle and friend; he will certainly be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Jeffrey is preceded in passing by his paternal grandfather, Robert Davis Lunceford and maternal grandparents, Joe and Polly Reynolds.
He is survived by his mother, Barbara Lunceford of Kennesaw, GA; father and step-mother, Bobby and Becky Lunceford of Acworth, GA.; twin sons, Jadon and Jaxon Lunceford of Wilmington, NC; Jadon and Jaxon’s mother, Jessie Lynn Simmons of Wilmington, NC; a sister, Valerie Gilmore, husband Anthony, niece, Ali Gilmore, of Opelika, AL; paternal Grandmother, Unive Richardson, a step-sister, Amy Kessler, husband Kevin Kessler, and children Noah and River Kessler, of Ninety Six, SC; a step-sister, Michelle TaiSee, husband Louis TaiSee, of Dallas, GA;and several aunts, uncles, extended family members and friends also survive.
A funeral service to honor the life of Jeffrey Lunceford will be held at two o’clock in the afternoon on Sunday, August 12, 2018, in the Chapel of Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Kennesaw Memorial Park in Marietta.
The family will be receiving friends from four o’clock in the afternoon until seven on Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home. Additional visiting hours will take place from twelve o’clock in the afternoon until the service hour on Sunday.
The following gentlemen have been requested by the family to serve as pallbearers, Nick Johnson, Daniel Brown, Brett Mac Matthews, Trent Hutson, Evan Williams, and Matt Hawkins.
In lieu of customary remembrances the family request that donations be made to the Jeffery Robert Lunceford Memorial Fund through Wellsfargo Bank, established as a educational fund for Jadon and Jaxon.
Please visit www.winkenhoferpineridgefuneralhome.com to share memories and leave condolences with the family.
The funeral services for Mr. Jeffrey Robert Lunceford have been entrusted to the care of Winkeknhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home, 2950 North Cobb Parkway, Kennesaw, GA 30152.