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Helen Lorene Kerns Kennedy

Helen Lorene Kerns Kennedy, age 82, was born August 19, 1931, beloved mother and grandmother left her earthly home Wednesday, December 11, 2013. Mrs. Kennedy was a resident of Pine Bluff, Ark, at the time of her death. She lived in McGehee, AR, with her husband Arnold much of her adult life and later in DeWitt, Ark. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold Clifton Kennedy and eleven brothers and five sisters. She is survived by one sister Dimple Butcher Diviney of Nevada; five children, daughter Arlene Beatty and husband Kenneth "Bo" of Dermott, Ark., son, Carl Kennedy and wife Chris of Pine Bluff, Ark., son, Charlie Kennedy of DeWitt, Ark., son, Billy Kennedy of McGehee, Ark., and daughter, Tammy Johnson and husband Mike of Tillar, Ark. She was blessed with 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, four great-great grandchildren, a multitude of many more she adopted as her own grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Friday, December 13, 2013 at Essex Funeral Home in DeWitt, Ark. from 5 to 7 p.m. and also 12-1 p.m. Saturday. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 14, 2013, at 1 p.m. with Rev. Brian Standridge presiding at Essex Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the DeWitt Cemetery by Essex Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Tommy Wilkerson, James Johnson, Robert Johnson, Matthew Kennedy, John Beatty, and Alex Hogue. www.essexfuneralhome.com.

Published December 13, 2013

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