"The Best Memaw", Garnetta Kennedy, age 84 of Bolivar, passed away Wednesday morning, June 12, 2019, at Pine Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Bolivar.
She was born in Kincheloe, WV, the daughter of the late Frank and Icie McClung. Mrs. Kennedy lived in Williamsburg, VA and in Lincoln, NE prior to moving to Hardeman County in 1967. She married Mr. Will Frank Kennedy on December 22, 1953. Mr. Kennedy passed from this life November 28, 2012.
She worked as a CNA at Brint's Nursing Home, Pro-Care and Pine Meadows, all in Bolivar, was a member of Piney Grove Baptist Church and served on the cemetery committee for Ebenezer Baptist Church. In her leisure time, she enjoyed her flowers, gardening and spending time with ALL her grandchildren. She was a caring neighbor who looked out for and helped those around her.
She leaves two daughters, Linda Lawler and husband, Ronald, of Bolivar and Cathy Stack of Jackson; step-son, William Frank Kennedy of Benton, AR; three sisters, Wilda Berg of Jane Lew, WV, Kate Ware of Oak Hill, FL and Dorothy Stout of Lincoln, NE; one granddaughter, Jeanie Foster McCarver of Jackson; two grandsons, Daniel (Jin) Stack of Orlando, FL and Dustin (Theresa) Kennedy of Memphis; four great-granddaughters, Elizabeth (Steven Nugent) Foster of Kenton, Courtney (Mitchel) Robertson of Jackson, Brianna (Logan Korn) Foster of Jackson and Gracelyn Stack of Orlando, FL; two great-grandsons, Colton and Landon Kennedy of Memphis; six great-great-grandchildren, Jasmine Nugent, Dakota Nugent, Khloe Sappington, Landon Sappington, Mason Sappington, and Harleigh Nugent; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Kennedy was preceded in death by two sons, Ronald "Face" Kennedy and Dusty Kennedy; grandson, Bobby Foster; granddaughter, Kimberly Hale; great-grandson, David Hale; son-in-law, Roach Stack; one sister and two brothers.
Memorials may be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN [http://www.stjude.org]