Kyle Richard Kimes

Kyle Richard Kimes, 73, of Williamsburg, Virginia, passed away on January 12, 2026. A visitation to celebrate Kyle and his life will be held at Nelsen Funeral Home, located at 3785 Strawberry Plains Rd., Williamsburg, VA 23188. The visitation is scheduled for Saturday, January 24, 2026 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.

Born on October 11, 1952, Kyle graduated in 1975 with a BA in History from Clarion State University and in 1980 with an MA/PhD in Anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh, where he stayed as a faculty member and Adjunct Research Associate until 1992 before serving as a social worker for Allegheny County Children, Youth, and Families. He retired in 2015.

Kyle leaves behind a legacy of commitment to education and social service. As part of the Pitt faculty, he contributed to numerous articles on palate and crandiofacial development in cleft lip. As a social worker, he served families and advocated for children in Allegheny county for almost 25 years, being recognized as a Champion of Hope and Healing in 2010 by the Child Advocacy Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UMPC. He was a Level 4 hockey coach and volunteered with the “Hockey in the Hood” program (now Pittsburgh I.C.E) to promote diversity in hockey. In retirement, he loved golfing, birdwatching, hunting for revolutionary war artifacts, walking the dogs, playing his trumpet so that his lab, Gizmo, could sing along, and trading in his hockey skills on the ice to perfect his figure skating at Tidewater Skating Academy.

Kyle is survived by his wife, Deborah Lynn Sadler-Kimes; his children, Kyle Beth Kimes (Eric Kline) and Keri Lynn Kimes Hamilton (Anthony Hamilton); his grandchildren, Mia, Marley, Meadow, Briley, and Brandon; his relatives, Iva Kimes, Susan Engle Carrigan (James Carrigan), Stephen Sadler (Christine Sadler), and Elaine Sadler; and many loved nephews. His family fondly recalls beloved memories forged with Kyle, including (but certainly not limited to) endless travel soccer and hockey tournaments with his daughters, hiking through “The Property”, annual visits to see the lights at Christmastown, and becoming so knowledgeable about battlefields that he once had a handful of tourists follow him around asking questions. He will be forever remembered for his kindness, his love for his family, his adoration for his wife, and the brightness he left in the world.