Lt. Kelly Kincaid

Lt. Kelly Kincaid, 41, of Morganton, NC died in the line of duty on Sunday, March 19, 2006. He was born in Burke County, NC on February 19, 1965 and was the son of Linda Dale Kincaid of Morganton and the late H. Mickey Kincaid, Jr. Kelly was a Lieutenant with the Burke County Sheriff Dept., a reserve fire fighter with Morganton Dept. of Public Safety, and a reserve police officer with Broughton Hospital. He was a former co-owner of The Boat House and an avid fisherman and hunter. He served on the Board of Directors of Mimosa Boat Landing. He was a member of Mull’s Grove Baptist Church. Kelly was a loving husband, son, brother, uncle, son-in-law, and a devoted public servant.

Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife of 8 years, Tanya Michelle Fox Kincaid, of the home; his sister, Shannon Kota and her husband, Andrew, of Morganton; maternal grandparents, Marvin J. and Virgie Dale of Hickory; his nephew, Jake Kota; and his father and mother-in-law, Ronnie and Dottie Fox; aunts, Martha Craft, Connie Reese, and Judy Young; brothers and sisters-in-law, Andrew Kota, Bryan Long, David Rice, Randy Fox, Tami Rice, Teri Fox, Tina Long; nieces, Kasie Fox, Ketti Frogge, Kristen Frogge, Kara Frogge; and nephews, Jake Frogge, Korey Rice, Cody Rice, Jared Rice, Storm Long, and Stone Long.

The funeral will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2006, at First Baptist Church with Rev. Allan Barlow, Rev. David Bean, and Rev. Dr. Thomas Bland officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery. Lt. Kelly Kincaid’s body will lie in state at First Baptist Church from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lt. Kelly Kincaid Scholarship Fund, c/o Burke County Sheriff’s Dept., 150 Government Dr., Morganton, NC 28655. Sossoman Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.