John Quincy Kinard, Jr.

Salley – Mr. John Quincy Kinard, Jr., 91, entered into rest peacefully with his daughter Lou by his side late Saturday evening, November 13, 2021.

Mr. Quincy was born in Springfield in 1930 to the late Margaret Blocker Kinard and the late John Quincy Kinard, Sr. He attended the local school where his mother taught English and his father was the principal (the school was later named Hunter-Kinard-Tyler honoring Mr. Kinard for his contributions to the community and the school). Following High School, Mr. Quincy attended Clemson College for 2 years and transferred to the University of South Carolina where he received a B. S. degree in Chemistry. He worked as a lab supervisor for DuPont at the Savannah River Plant for 15 years, taking leave to enter the U.S. Air Force for two years as a 1st Lieutenant. For three years after leaving DuPont, Mr. Quincy taught chemistry at Wagener High School, then pursued his passion for farming over the next 30 years, retiring in 1999. Dedicated to Salley Baptist church where he and his wife were members, he served as a deacon and taught the Young Adult Sunday School. 

Mr. Quincy is survived by his daughter Lou Kinard and his son-in-law Charlie Elberson of Charlotte, NC.

The Kinard family would like to express their deepest appreciation to Mr. Quincy’s care givers: Lorraine James; Bell’s Caregivers: Wanda Jackson, TaShawna Jackson, Pauline Jackson, Edna Anderson, Synquis Faust; as well as helpers: Wendell Millhouse, Josh Davenport and Christell Bell Davenport for the love and care they provided to him.  

In lieu of flowers the family asks that memorials be made to Avalo Cat Sanctuary, online http://www.avalocatsanctuary.com/ or

https://www.facebook.com/AvaloCatSanctuary/ or by mail Avalo Cat Sanctuary 346 Rawls Mill Pond Rd, Wagener, SC 29164.

The Kinard family will honor Mr. Quincy's life with a private service. 

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