Kermit Eugene Rife, Sr., age 82, of Winnabow, NC passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026, in the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center after a lengthy illness.

Kermit was born in Buchanan County, Virginia and was a son of the late Stuart and Ida Mae Cooper Rife.

He was a proud US Army veteran. Kermit was a member of the The Pentecostals of Wilmington Church.

Surviving are his wife, Lee Verna Rife; a son, Kermit E. Rife, Jr., (Sandy); a daughter, Jennifer Rife; a brother, Kenneth Rife (Cindy); a sister, Brenda Cole; and three grandchildren, Nina Rife Allie Rife, Krystal Becker, Jake Rife and Joe Rife.

Memorial services will be announced at a later date.

The family respectfully requests that donations be made in his name to his church, Pentecostals of Wilmington, 3615 Chippenham Drive, Wilmington, NC 28412 or www.thepow.org .

Online condolences are encouraged and may be sent to the family at www.fulwoodfuneralservice.com

Michael J Fulwood Funeral & Cremation Service

Pentecostals of Wilmington
3615 Chippenham Drive, Wilmington NC 28412
Web: http://www.thepow.org