PARSONSBURG- Kenneth J. Lecates Sr., 71, of Parsonsburg, died Monday, May 25, 2015 at Peninsula Regional Center in Salisbury. He was born March 5, 1944 in Delmar, a son of the late Oliver J. Lecates and Gertrude Robinson Lecates. Ken was a graduate of Delmar High School and attended Eastern Pilgrim College in Allentown, Pa. He was a founding member and president of the King's Ambassadors, a southern gospel singing group, and loved singing for the Lord. He was a faithful member of Delmar Wesleyan Church. He retired as warehouse manager of Interstate Battery Systems of Delmar in 2010 due to his health. Ken was a real cat lover and considered them a part of his family. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia A. Lecates; two children, Claudine Adams and her husband, Frank, of Forest Hill, MD, and Kenneth J. Lecates II of Emmaus, PA; two sisters, Lois Twilley of Fenwick Island, Del., and Carolyn Parks of Warrenton, VA; six grandchildren, Logan and Chandler Adams, Alyssa Moll, Tyler J. Lecates, Steven Lecates and LilyAnne Marilyn Lecates; two great grandchildren, Lylah and Connor Moll; his goddaughter, Lora Jean Robinson; several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Shane A. Lecates and his brother, Rev. Bruce Lecates. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Short Funeral Home in Delmar, where a visitation for family and friends will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Reverends Jim Hitch and Marilyn Searcey will officiate. Interment will follow the services at Wicomico Memorial Park in Salisbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Delmar Wesleyan Church, P.O. Box 539, Delmar, DE 19940. Arrangements are in the care of Short Funeral Home in Delmar. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.shortfh.com.