Kenneth Milton Breland

Kenneth Milton Breland, 89 of St. Helena Island SC passed away Sunday February 23, 2025 at his residence. He was born in the Ridgeland hospital April 3, 1935. He was raised and lived the majority of his life in Frogmore on St. Helena Island. He was the son of the late Raymond Hess Breland and Edna Maude Breland. He was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years Jayne Saxon Breland, and two brothers Raymond Adolph Breland and Wallace Edward Breland.

Kenneth graduated from Beaufort High School and attended Clemson University for a short while before he was drafted into the Army, where he served at Raven Rock supporting the Cuban missile crisis. He worked for the Department of Agriculture for about 10 years then took a job as the Plant and Pest Control Technician at Parris Island and the Marine Corp Air Station in Beaufort SC, where he retired after 20 years of service. He was an active member of the Port Royal Baptist Church and an original member of the Sweat Hogs Sunday School class that he attended faithfully until his declining health no longer allowed him to do so.

Surviving are two daughters Catherine B Bothe- Jim, and Cheryl B Polk- Danny, three grandsons Nathan Polk- Kenzie, Brantley Polk- Maria, and Kenneth Bothe, and four great grandchildren Gavin, Paisley, Brynley, and Savannah Rose. A memorial service will be scheduled and announced at a later date. The family suggest that any memorial gifts or donations be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation.