Frances Helen Bradley Kennedy, 87, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2004, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living in Tifton. Her funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 4, 2004, at the First Baptist Church in Homerville with the Rev. Dr. W. Ches Smith, III and the Rev. Ken Ross officiating. Mrs. Kennedy was laid to rest at Pine Forest Cemetery in Homerville.
Bryce Kennedy III, Allen Kennedy II, Tom Kennedy, John Carter Jr., Josh Carter, Scott Veazey, Brent James and Allan Chainaberry served as pallbearers.
Born October 20, 1917, in Birmingham, Alabama, Mrs. Kennedy was the daughter of the late John Bradley and Ella Thomas Bradley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bryce Kennedy, Sr.; one daughter, Joy Kennedy Carter; and one sister, Polly Bradley Pitsinger. She had lived in Homerville for 63 years and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Homerville, where she taught the Lottie Moon Dickerson Ladies Sunday School Class. she served as president of the Homerville Woman's Club; and she was a member of the board of directors of Empire Banking Company.
Mrs. Kennedy is survived by two sons, Bryce Kennedy, Jr. of Tifton and Allen Kennedy, II of Homerville; one brother, John G. Bradley of Daytona Beach, Florida; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Tift Area, 618 Central Avenue North, Tifton, GA 31794; or to the American Parkinson's Disease Association, 1250 Hylan Boulevard, Suite 4B, Staten Island, New York 10305.