The Times
Shreveport, Louisiana •
Sun, Sep 24, 2000
SHREVEPORT, LA - James Arvil Kennedy was born on January 15, 1917 in Stamps, AR and passed away in Shreveport on September 9, 2000 after a lengthy illness.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Florence Etta Price; father, Heber Kennedy; sister, Muriel K. Perkison; daughter, Mary Eglice K. Paxton; and grandson, William P. Taylor.
Survived by a son, Jimmy C. Kennedy and wife, Sandy of Baytown, Texas; daughter, Sarah E. Smith and husband, Larry of Logansport, Louisiana; stepson, Harrell Bruce and wife, Carolyn of Weirgate, Texas; sister, Beth White and husband, Marvin of Hope, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Rebecca Bean, Byron McKinney, Brad Kennedy, Tammy Kennedy, Mark Smith, Kim Wooten, Dustin Smith and 10 great-grandchildren.
James was left without a mother and father at the young age of 14. He and his two sisters, Muriel and Beth stayed together and made it through some very hard times.
He farmed in Stamps, Arkansas for his family, before joining the CC Camp as a young man during the Depression. They provided three meals a day, a place to sleep and sent money home to his sisters. The work he did is still in existence on Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs, AR. He was later drafted in the Army in 1941 to help fight in WWII. He rode over to England on the Queen Mary, a luxury liner loaned to the U.S. Government. He stated he didn't ride back in such luxury it was a converted cargo ship. He worked in the oil fields and the pipe industry most of his life. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, watch tinkering, basket making and whittling. He was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Stamps, AR.
Mr. Kennedy was a veteran, a father, an honest man, paid his debt, and loved the good old days. He will be missed..
Shreveport, Louisiana •
Sun, Sep 24, 2000
SHREVEPORT, LA - James Arvil Kennedy was born on January 15, 1917 in Stamps, AR and passed away in Shreveport on September 9, 2000 after a lengthy illness.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Florence Etta Price; father, Heber Kennedy; sister, Muriel K. Perkison; daughter, Mary Eglice K. Paxton; and grandson, William P. Taylor.
Survived by a son, Jimmy C. Kennedy and wife, Sandy of Baytown, Texas; daughter, Sarah E. Smith and husband, Larry of Logansport, Louisiana; stepson, Harrell Bruce and wife, Carolyn of Weirgate, Texas; sister, Beth White and husband, Marvin of Hope, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Rebecca Bean, Byron McKinney, Brad Kennedy, Tammy Kennedy, Mark Smith, Kim Wooten, Dustin Smith and 10 great-grandchildren.
James was left without a mother and father at the young age of 14. He and his two sisters, Muriel and Beth stayed together and made it through some very hard times.
He farmed in Stamps, Arkansas for his family, before joining the CC Camp as a young man during the Depression. They provided three meals a day, a place to sleep and sent money home to his sisters. The work he did is still in existence on Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs, AR. He was later drafted in the Army in 1941 to help fight in WWII. He rode over to England on the Queen Mary, a luxury liner loaned to the U.S. Government. He stated he didn't ride back in such luxury it was a converted cargo ship. He worked in the oil fields and the pipe industry most of his life. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, watch tinkering, basket making and whittling. He was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Stamps, AR.
Mr. Kennedy was a veteran, a father, an honest man, paid his debt, and loved the good old days. He will be missed..
The Times
Shreveport, Louisiana •
Sun, Sep 24, 2000
SHREVEPORT, LA - James Arvil Kennedy was born on January 15, 1917 in Stamps, AR and passed away in Shreveport on September 9, 2000 after a lengthy illness.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Florence Etta Price; father, Heber Kennedy; sister, Muriel K. Perkison; daughter, Mary Eglice K. Paxton; and grandson, William P. Taylor.
Survived by a son, Jimmy C. Kennedy and wife, Sandy of Baytown, Texas; daughter, Sarah E. Smith and husband, Larry of Logansport, Louisiana; stepson, Harrell Bruce and wife, Carolyn of Weirgate, Texas; sister, Beth White and husband, Marvin of Hope, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Rebecca Bean, Byron McKinney, Brad Kennedy, Tammy Kennedy, Mark Smith, Kim Wooten, Dustin Smith and 10 great-grandchildren.
James was left without a mother and father at the young age of 14. He and his two sisters, Muriel and Beth stayed together and made it through some very hard times.
He farmed in Stamps, Arkansas for his family, before joining the CC Camp as a young man during the Depression. They provided three meals a day, a place to sleep and sent money home to his sisters. The work he did is still in existence on Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs, AR. He was later drafted in the Army in 1941 to help fight in WWII. He rode over to England on the Queen Mary, a luxury liner loaned to the U.S. Government. He stated he didn't ride back in such luxury it was a converted cargo ship. He worked in the oil fields and the pipe industry most of his life. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, watch tinkering, basket making and whittling. He was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Stamps, AR.
Mr. Kennedy was a veteran, a father, an honest man, paid his debt, and loved the good old days. He will be missed..
Shreveport, Louisiana •
Sun, Sep 24, 2000
SHREVEPORT, LA - James Arvil Kennedy was born on January 15, 1917 in Stamps, AR and passed away in Shreveport on September 9, 2000 after a lengthy illness.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Florence Etta Price; father, Heber Kennedy; sister, Muriel K. Perkison; daughter, Mary Eglice K. Paxton; and grandson, William P. Taylor.
Survived by a son, Jimmy C. Kennedy and wife, Sandy of Baytown, Texas; daughter, Sarah E. Smith and husband, Larry of Logansport, Louisiana; stepson, Harrell Bruce and wife, Carolyn of Weirgate, Texas; sister, Beth White and husband, Marvin of Hope, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Rebecca Bean, Byron McKinney, Brad Kennedy, Tammy Kennedy, Mark Smith, Kim Wooten, Dustin Smith and 10 great-grandchildren.
James was left without a mother and father at the young age of 14. He and his two sisters, Muriel and Beth stayed together and made it through some very hard times.
He farmed in Stamps, Arkansas for his family, before joining the CC Camp as a young man during the Depression. They provided three meals a day, a place to sleep and sent money home to his sisters. The work he did is still in existence on Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs, AR. He was later drafted in the Army in 1941 to help fight in WWII. He rode over to England on the Queen Mary, a luxury liner loaned to the U.S. Government. He stated he didn't ride back in such luxury it was a converted cargo ship. He worked in the oil fields and the pipe industry most of his life. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, watch tinkering, basket making and whittling. He was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Stamps, AR.
Mr. Kennedy was a veteran, a father, an honest man, paid his debt, and loved the good old days. He will be missed..
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