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Kenny Marcum
November 11, 1951 - December 26, 2020
Columbus, Georgia - Kenny Marcum, 69, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, December 26, 2020. He was born November 11, 1951 in Vicco, Kentucky, son of Georgia Feltner Marcum and Master Sergeant Ernest Marcum. He graduated from Baker High School in 1969 and Columbus College in 1973 earning a degree in History. He returned to college to add a second degree in Accounting. Upon completion, he became a Certified Public Accountant. He later earned his Master of Business Administration from Troy State University.
Kenny began his career as a History teacher at Faith Junior High, Fort Benning, Georgia. Once he became a Certified Public Accountant, he served as Business Manager for Royal Oldsmobile of Columbus. He continued his accounting career with Communicorp and AFLAC. He retired from Troy University where he held the title of Chief Business Officer and Director of Tax Services. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Columbus, Georgia, the American Institute of CPA's, President and Chairman of the Board of The Ridges of Green Island Condominium Association, and a former member of the East Columbus Rotary Club.
All his life he enjoyed hunting, fresh and saltwater fishing, athletics, and all types of music. Tennis was a favorite hobby, and he was a part of many tennis teams. He especially enjoyed coaching and watching his children, Polly and Daniel, play various sports and in recent years watching his granddaughters, Sally and Louise. In retirement, he would go offshore fishing and became a licensed boat captain.
He is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Betty Marcum Grimes. He is lovingly survived by his daughter Pauline Louise Marcum Fowler (Wade), and son Daniel Glenn Marcum; granddaughters Sara Glenn Fowler and Catherine Louise Fowler; his sisters Carolyn Marcum West (Derrell), Charlotte Marcum Franklin (Michael), Janie Marcum Henderson, as well as several nieces and nephews.
In keeping with efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, the family will hold a private graveside service in Riverdale Cemetery with Dr. Jimmy Elder officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to First Baptist Church of Columbus, Georgia or a favorite charity of your choice.
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Elwood Thomas, II Gibson (Gibson) (1969)
I remember Kenny as a classmate and a nice guy. My sincere condolences to his family as the class of 1969 continues to become smaller as we move into 2021.
Elwood
Nancy"Rupey-Dupe" Ruppert (Stansell) (1969)
So sorry to hear of his passing, sending prayers to his family🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Cheryl Pennington (Hancock) (1969)
It was a great pleasure knowing Kenny.....and I especially loved his wit/ humor....I hope his family knows what a good friend he was to his classmates and I am sure colleagues as well...You will be missed Kenny...RIP....good friend.
Dennis N. Holmberg (1969)
Sorry , so , v sorry to hear of Kenny's passing ! A true Baker Lion and classmate within the halls of Baker HS! Kenny and I had an immediate friendship due to the competition between he and I and our GTO's. One of the true muscle cars of the '60s. Kenny and I had our fair share car races out on the by pass ( stupid HS stuff) , with Kenny winning most all the races as I would ease up on the gas petal and let Kenny win ( lol ) truth be known , he had a bad ass GTO!!
A witty, funny truthful guy who you enjoyed being around ....Of course I moved on after HS , chasing a professional baseball career , returning to Columbus a few times in the early 70's. Ran into Kenny at a HS renuinion and shared many a laugh and story of BHS and our GTO's.
Kenny will be missed to all that knew him well and certainly those who knew him occasionally!
RIP Kenny ..
Dennis Holmberg
Ronald "Rock" Idland (1969)
Rest in peace ole friend! Good times in high school and friends watching some great Troy football games! We made several unforgetable memories together and this thought and memory is dedicated to you! Prayers to your family!
Don Adkins (1969)
Super guy and a great fiend .Boy he has done it all in his years..Good bye old buddy and now you can rest in
peace.. LOVE you.
Ricky Howard (1967)
So sorry to hear about the passing of Kenny. What a great guy he was. We had many great times at SCBC and "Noodles" was one of a kind.
Joel Martin "Marty" Foreman (1969)
Funny, Kenny and I never knew each other while going to Baker but, man have we been good friends and having fun for the last few years! He was one of the most intelligent people I have known and I am proud to call him friend. I have been devastated by his sudden passing. I can see him now in heaven fishing on his boat, playing tennis, teaching history and laughing and telling jokes with Sir Winston Churchill (his fav)! Godspeed Kenny Marcum. So glad to have known you. I will sorely miss you. Love you man!
Mike Sanders (1969)
I have been trying to think of what I could say about my friendship with Kenny. I remember when Kenny first moved to Columbus he lived right across the steet from me on Hawthorne Drive in Oakland park, we were only 2 weeks apart in age and we became friends right away and were friends all our lives. I could tell so many stories about times spent with my friend ( If you have 55 plus years of story to tell it could take a while ) But I guess the things I hold on to the most are the early years in Oakland park, the many summer days we spent on the banks of the River trying to catch anything that would bite and then watch a small fish turn into a big tale, Then other days pushing lawn mowers around the neighborhood trying to make a little pocket money to spend a night at the movies on main post or a day or two at Putt-Putt on Torch Hill Road. I can also tell you that we were some of the best Wiffle Ball players of all time, we would play from Daylight until Dark and we were the best, we would modify our bats and would even add a little tape to the balls to make them last longer ( it also took a little action out of the ball and made it easier to hit but we will not talk about that ).I hpoe some of these things bring a little memory of Kenny back for you. Kenny was and is my Friend and one day we will have another game together.
Mike Sanders
Carol Adams (Johansen) (1969)
So sad that Kenny left us so soon. He was one of the wittiest guys in our class. So glad we got to catch up at a couple of reunions only to learn we had mutual friends through Troy! May Kenny rest in heaven til we all get together again.