Mr. Richard Ray Marshall, Jr. was born January 9, 1975 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the son of Linda Washington Marshall and Richard Ray Marshall, Sr. He passed away on December 14, 2021, in the city of his birth.

He attended Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools and was an extraordinary drummer at Carver High School. With the leadership of Mr. Emory Jones, he excelled as a member of the talented Carver Yellowjacket Drumline. Richard was an exceptional and gifted artist.

Under the pastorate of the late Dr. J. Ray Butler, he attended and participated in activities at Shiloh Baptist Church. He was also employed as a construction worker.

Family members who preceded him in death include his mother, Linda Washington Marshall; paternal grandparents, Richard Marshall and Irene Sales Marshall; maternal grandfather, James Washington; aunts, Bettie Clowney and Brenda Turner; and niece, Ayanna Al-Malik.

Those left to cherish Richard's memory include: his son, Rajon Kinzer; daughter, Tamir Brown; father, Richard R. Marshall, Sr; grandmother, Levolia Washington; his sister, LaQuandra (Rahjan) Al-Malik; three aunts, Tammie Marshall Purvis, Theresa Marshall-Archie and Beverly Smith; nephews, Shaeen Marshall and Hassan Al-Malik; cousins, Lamont, LaKisha, Tertia, Tamar, Darion, Chance, Cedric, Michelle, Kemy, Paris, Bryant, Alfonso; and a host of other family members and many friends.

Mr. Marshall may be publicly viewed, Monday, December 20, 2021 from 12:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. at Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral service for Mr. Marshall will be private.

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