Kenneth Osborne Obituary

BLACKWATER, VA - Kenneth Carl Osborne, born October 14, 1955, left this world for his heavenly home after a courageous battle with cancer on July 28, 2023. He worked over 50 years in the local timber industry and was a member and Fire Chief of the Blackwater Volunteer Fire Department since it began. He was a faithful member of Osborne Chapel Church. Kenny was a founding member of Southwest Antique Tractor Club and had a passion for old tractors. He also loved doing things in the community.

Kenny is preceded in death by his parents, Emmitt (Pap) Osborne and Georgia Fisher Osborne; his grandparents and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 45 years, Kate Bledsoe Osborne; his children, Kevin (Heather) Osborne, Randy Osborne, Becky (Matt) Osborne, Deanna (Todd) Evans and Phillip (Lydia) Osborne; his grandchildren, Rashelle (William) Osborne, Ryan Osborne, Krisendra Osborne, Jonah Alexander, Ellie Rose Evans, Levi Evans, Grayson Evans and Opal Evans; one brother, Bob (Barbara) Osborne; one brother-in-law, Kyle (Celia) Bledsoe; one uncle, Sherman (Marcella) Osborne; three aunts, Lois, Ann (Ray) Adams, Helen (Darrell) Robinette and Arneda Osborne; one nephew, Mitchell Bledsoe; many cousins and so many close family and friends.

The family will receive friends from 12 Noon until 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at Robinette Funeral Home in Blackwater, VA. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Keith Holt officiating. A graveside service will follow in the Osborne Cemetery in Blackwater.

Online condolences may be viewed or sent by visiting our website, www.RobinetteFuneralHomes.com. Robinette Funeral Home of Blackwater is serving the Osborne family.