Beloved gospel singer Kevin Lemons has passed away at the age of 44 survived by his wife, Tiunna, and family.
Lemons’s family confirmed the sad news of his passing on Saturday, January 7.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the transition of our Founder – Kevin Lemons. Please keep his wife Tiunna, Family and Higher Calling lifted in prayer as we all process this sudden loss,” the family statement, posted to Instagram, reads.
As tribute to the late singer pour out, we take a look at the life and legacy he built, helped by his wife of 15 years, Tiunna.
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Late gospel singer Kevin Lemons was married to his wife, Tiunna, from May 2007 to his death this January. Early last summer, the couple celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary. They had been friends since 1996, the year that Kevin Lemons commenced his career as a gospel singer.
Tiunna Lemons describes herself as an entrepreneur on social media. On Kevin Lemons’s website, it reveals that the couple have been working together to bring choir music into the mainstream. It has been described as their “mission” to revive choral music and prove that “Choirs Matter.”
Kevin Lemons and wife Tiunna tried to have children for years
Last year, it came to light that Kevin Lemons and Tiunna had gone through an ordeal which “Shattered my faith and shattered my whole self,” Kevin explained.
Kevin and his wife Tiunna had been trying to have children for 14 years. Last year, they had hopes of adopting two daughters, twins, which ultimately fell through.
“Unfortunately, due to circumstances, lies, deceit, that won’t be happening. Our hopes of bringing the girls home won’t be happening,” Tiunna said in a video posted to social media.
Tiunna had tried to help a young pregnant mother who could not raise her children due to the circumstances of her pregnancy. She had tried to secure the young woman an adoption agency, but the mother allegedly said she would only go through with the pregnancy if Tiunna and Kevin Lemons adopted her babies (she was pregnant with twin daughters). The couple drove to North Carolina to collect the children, but it was revealed that the young mother was no longer at the hospital.
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Kevin Lemons came from a family of gospel legends
Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, Kevin Lemons was born on September 12, 1978. He was born to a musical family who have forged Atlanta’s gospel scene.
His grandmother, Annie Ruth Lemons, co-founded the Atlanta Masonic Choir in 1942. The legendary choir celebrated their 80th anniversary last June. Kevin’s father, Wilbert Lemons, was the Atlanta Masonic Choir director.
Kevin Lemons was best known as the leader and co-founder of Kevin Lemons & Higher Calling. Their sophomore album, The Declaration, hit Number 10 on Billboard’s Gospel Albums Chart. They have continued to find success with a number of albums.
Lemons was vocal director for the Netflix film Come Sunday, and also served as the choir director for How Sweet the Sound and BET’s Sunday Best.
Fans pay tribute to Kevin Lemons as news of his death breaks
As news of Kevin Lemons’s death broke on January 7, 2023, fans and friends took to the internet to pay homage to the gospel singer.
“My heart is crushed and tears full my eyes. You will be missed,” one fan tweeted.
“Truly sad to hear about the passing of Kevin Lemons. He was always so incredibly kind to me. Higher Calling was a major staple in the Atlanta community choir scene. Little me would see him work at midnight musicals and would always leave inspired,” another wrote.
Our thoughts are with Kevin Lemons’s family and friends in light of this difficult news.
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