He was married to Melissa Calton Gilpin and they had 3 daughters Brittany Nicole Gilpin,Alisha Ann Gilpin, and Renisha Lynn Gilpin.

  He had 2 grandchildren Madilyn and Danielle Burkhart.

  His mother was Anna Colinger Gilpin and his father was Kenneth Wayne Gilpin Sr.

  He Had one sister Angela Lynn Gilpin Buell and 2 brothers Randy Gilpin and Basil Dewayne Gilpin.

 He was frome Harlan County Kentucky and lived at Stanfill Kentucky.