He was a kind and loving person that impacted the lives of everyone he met.
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He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Reba Bristol, of Boiling Springs, N.C.
Survivors include his parents, Ms. Carol Bristol, Kingsport and Andrew Appiah-Kesse, of Lowell, Mass.; maternal grandfather James Bristol, of Kingsport; two brothers, his twin, Eric Appiah-Kesse, Johnson City and Jordan Appiah-Kesse, Kingsport; one sister, Ms. Caressia Bristol, Kingsport and brother-in-law Tamon Carpenter, of Kingsport; three nephews, Deonte` Bristol , Dequante` Bristol, and Devante` Bristol; and a God-daughter Jada; and a special friend Ms. Jessie Thompson, Kingsport.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday April 27, 2008, at 2 p.m. at the Central Baptist Church with Rev. Matthew Thomas officiating.
The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until the hour of service. Interment will follow at Holston View Cemetery, Weber City, Va.
Friends may visit with the family anytime at 316 Louis St., Kingsport.
Derick Y. Appiah-Kesse and family are in the care of R.A. Clark Funeral Service, Inc., www.raclarkfuneralservice@ yahoo.com.