Kenneth Lee Gumm

Kenneth was born Thursday, Feb. 5, 1959, in Oakland, California, a son of the late Junior Maxwell Gumm and Joyce Ann Phares Gumm.

On April 12, 1987, in Fairfax, Virginia, he was married to the former Denise Darlene Sinsel, who survives. They had celebrated 36 years of marriage.

Also left to cherish his memory are three children, Rebecca Tunney and husband, Joe, of Mill Creek, Vanessa Foley and husband, Greg, of Elkins, and Kevin Gumm and fiance, Skylar, of Mill Creek; four grandchildren, AJ Friedman, Ava Tunney, Kendall Foley and Silas Tunney, and many friends.

Kenneth was the last surviving member of his immediate family having been preceded in death by his only brother, Mark Gumm; and a granddaughter, Cora Foley.

Kenneth was a graduate of Tygarts Valley High School with the class of 1977. He owned and operated Gumm Construction for over 40 years and had spent much of his contracting career around Snowshoe Mountain. He enjoyed sports and was a fan of the Minnesota Vikings, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the WVU Mountaineers.

He was a well-known coach in the Tygarts Valley youth leagues in both baseball and basketball, having won many championships with his teams. He had coached the Randolph County Lightning travel basketball team for several years also. When he wasn’t coaching, he was spending time just being with family and friends playing cards. He will be greatly missed by his community and the future youth teams.

A visitation will be held at the Randolph Funeral Home Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, from 6 until 8 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, at noon. Interment will follow in Gilman Cemetery.

The family suggests that memorial contributions be made in Kenneth’s name, to either Tygarts Valley High School basketball or to Elkins High School basketball programs.

The Randolph Funeral Home and Cremation Services has been entrusted with the arrangements for Kenneth Lee Gumm.

Send online condolences to the family at www.therandolphfuneralhome.com.