George "Bubba" Franklin Kemp, IV

George “Bubba” Franklin Kemp IV,  24,  passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2017.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2017 at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Orangeburg with burial at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Elloree.   Rev. David Mitchell will be officiating.               

Pallbearers will be Adolfo Tamayo, Sabastian Colbourne, Caleb Pedings, Tyler Kalmar, Jeremie Bozard and Tommy Corbett

Mr. Kemp was born on October 28, 1993 in Orangeburg.  He was the son of George Franklin Kemp III and Vicky Kemmerlin Kemp Parker.  He was a boilermaker at Plant Vogle in Georgia.  George loved camping at the beach with family and friends, motorcycles and kayaking.  He was a great friend to everyone and he loved to make people laugh.

Survivors include his mother and step-father, Vicky and Eddie Parker of Elloree; his father and step-mother, George and Janice Kemp of Orangeburg; sister, Kelly Marie Kemp of Elloree; maternal grandmother, Marie Gartman of St. Matthews; maternal aunt and uncle, Brenda and Tommy Corbett of North; paternal grandparents, George and Carol Kemp, Jr. of Penn Hook, Virginia and Nancy and Dale Meadows of Gaithersburg, Maryland; paternal aunt, Cindee Sue Wolford of Damaseus, Maryland; his beloved pit bull, Ash; a special friend, Christin Marie Lowry of North Charleston and a number of aunts, uncles and cousins.

Friends may call at the residence of his mother and step-father, Vicky and Eddie Parker.

Memorials may be made to the Calhoun County Animal Shelter at 140 Purple Martin Drive, St. Matthews, S.C. 29135.

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