Mr. Kenneth Columbus Snow, age 85, former president of Beaufort Equipment Company, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, at his home.

A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at Oakdale Cemetery in Washington, conducted by Dr. Robert Cayton. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside.

Mr. Snow was born in the Terra Ceia community of Beaufort County on Oct. 26, 1933. He was the son of the late Christopher Columbus Snow and Odell Lawrence Snow. Mr. Snow attended Washington High School and graduated from Randolph Macon Academy. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard. After his military service, Mr. Snow joined the family business with his father in 1953. He was a former Mason, Shriner and Jaycee. Mr. Snow was past president of the North Carolina/South Carolina Farm Dealers Association.

On Oct. 3, 1954, Mr. Snow married the former Fay Oden, who preceded him in death, Sept. 15, 2014.

Mr. Snow is survived by two sons, Kenneth Snow, Jr. and wife Connie; Sam Snow and wife Laurie; daughter, Teresa DeMartin and husband Frank, all of Washington; three grandchildren, Payne Snow and special friend Linsey Prewitt, of Washington, Ashleigh DeMartin Wilson and husband Colt, of Washington, Joseph Christopher DeMartin and fiancée Paige Casey, of Raleigh; brother, Eddie Snow, wife Barbara and daughter Cathy, of Washington; niece, Ann Oden Forehand and husband Roy, of Edenton; cousin, William Snow, of Stuart, Florida.

The family would like to offer their appreciation for the care given to Mr. Snow by Golden Way and its staff, Mona Holley, Michelle Corey, Donna Murphy and Community Hospice for their professional support.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Christian Church, 307 E. Third St., Washington, NC 27889 or the Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center, 1209 Brown St., Washington, NC 27889.

Online condolences may be offered to the family by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com.

Paul Funeral Home & Crematory in Washington is honored to serve the Snow family.