J. ROBERT KENNEDY
Oct. 14, 1938-March 31, 2018
John Robert Kennedy passed away Saturday surrounded by his family at home.
He was born in Wayne County, to the late John B. and Hazel Lambert Kennedy and was married to Judy Morrison Kennedy for 60 years. He was a retired maintenance supervisor for Franklin Bakery/Flowers Baking Co. Mr. Kennedy was a great husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend. He loved everyone and was always willing to give a helping hand.
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jason Sherman and the Rev. Cliff Harwood officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. A committal service will be held on Thursday morning at 11 a.m. in Wayne Memorial Park.
In addition to his wife, Judy; Mr. Kennedy is survived by a son, John E. Kennedy and wife, Marie, of Goldsboro; daughters, Sherry Marie Biddle and husband, Richard, of Winfield, Kan., and Angie Kennedy Herring and husband, Danny Ray, of Goldsboro; and loved as a daughter, Donna Pearce, of Princeton; brothers, Durwood Kennedy and wife, Peggy, of Goldsboro, George Kennedy and wife, Jean, of Pikeville, and Glenn Kennedy of Goldsboro; a sister, Edna Capps of Goldsboro; grandchildren, Jessica Kennedy and Quinton, Charles Robert Kennedy Jr. and Tiffany, Matthew Davis and wife, Megan, Kelly Kennedy Davis, Jennifer Turner and husband, Timmy, Danyle Davis and husband, Matt, Robert Ray Herring and wife, Stacey, Ashley Kelly and husband, Brent, Kaylee Dillard, Danny Lynch and wife, Tosha, Shannon Lynch, David Lynch, Vanessa Lynch, and Felicia Lynch; great-grandchildren, A.J. Green, Mason Kennedy, Allie Marie Davis, Bailee Henderson, Kenlee Turner, Anna Davis, Sophia Davis, Kelsey Herring, Hunter Herring (on the way), Asher Kelly, Mykayla Lynch, and D.J. Lynch; a sister-in-law, JoAnn Kennedy of Goldsboro; and nieces, Phyllis Mozingo and Renee Kennedy.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Kennedy was preceded in death by a son, Charles Robert Kennedy; and a brother, Walter Lee Kennedy.
The family would like to thank the third floor and seventh floor staff at Wayne UNC Health Care and the staff of Community Hospice for their loving care for Mr. Kennedy.
Flowers are welcome or donations may be made to Black Jack Grove Original Free Will Baptist Church building fund, 341 Black Jack Church Road, Goldsboro, N.C., 27530.
Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Kennedy family and online condolences may be directed to www.shumate-faulk.com.
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Published in Obituaries on April 2, 2018 8:05 AM