Reverend Richmond Enoch Kinnard passed away on August 7, 2020 at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee at the age of 85. He was born in Williamson County, Tennessee to the parents of Arthur Henry and Era Elizabeth Smith.

He is survived by a daughter, Vivian (Donald) Smith, of Irving (Dallas), TX, a son, Timothy (Robin) Kinnard, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, two granddaughters, Amber and Timmi and a grandson, Prince, two brothers, Matthew (Regina) Kinnard of College Park, Maryland, Houston (Cynthia) Kinnard of Nashville, Tennessee, four sisters, Katie Kinnard White of Brentwood, Tennessee, Martha Kinnard Forston of Silver Spring, Maryland, Sophia Kinnard Beamon and Anna Kinnard Broome both of Nashville, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his parents, oldest sister Rosa Kinnard Cason of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and oldest brother Arthur, Jr. of Greenwood, Mississippi. He will be missed by many nieces, nephews, former colleagues, students, and others too many to name. He will be sorely missed.

*** Due to COVID-19 there is a limit of how many people can enter the chapel at a time but everyone will be allowed to flow in to view as well as speak to the family and flow back out to allow others the same opportunity. In order to enter the funeral home and the church for viewing you MUST have on a mask per new regulation for the funeral home. You are responsible for supplying your own masks as well ***

Reverend Kinnard will lie in state on, Sunday, August 16, 2020 from 2 until 5 at the funeral.

Visitation with family, Monday, August 17, 2020 from 9:30 A.M. until 10:00 A.M. at First Missionary Baptist Church, 913 Natchez Street, Franklin, Tennessee with funeral to follow. Pastor Timothy Gaines, Sr., officiating.

Interment Toussaint L’Overture Cemetery.