Tuesday, September 10, 2019 8:04 am

ROCKY MOUNT - Kenneth "Ken" E. Moorefield, Sr., age 79, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2019. Born in Petersburg, VA on December 23, 1939, he was the son of the late Joseph Edward Moorefield and Katherine Louise Adams Moorefield. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Mary Louise Raymond.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Lynn B. Moorefield; and sons, Kenneth E. Moorefield, Jr., William J. Moorefield, and Steven G. Moorefield and wife, Paulette; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Services are Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 11 a.m. in the Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Rev. Brett Hill officiating. The family will receive friends and relatives on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 from 5 - 7 p.m. at Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to UNC Nash Health Care Systems Hospice & Palliative Care, 2460 Curtis Ellis Drive, Rocky Mount, NC 27804.