Dorothy P. Kennedy

March 9, 1924 - March 6, 2019

Mrs. Dorothy P. Kennedy of Griffin, Georgia, passed away on Wednesday, March 6th at Brightmoor Nursing Center where she had been a resident for two and a half years. Mrs. Kennedy was born the third child and oldest girl in a family of 11 children. At a very young age, she was working in the fields alongside her siblings and taking care of her younger brothers and sisters. Her parents, Ben and Annie Barrentine, raised their family while the children helped in farming for themselves and others in the community. She also worked in the textile business for many years. She is a former resident of Sale Creek, TN, Rosalie, AL, and Hixson, TN. She raised two children and was a loving grandmother to her 3 grandsons and 1 granddaughter. She was the best babysitter, hard worker, storyteller, and giver of wisdom and love. She sacrificed her own comfort and well-being for those she loved. She thought she had to take care of all those she cherished, and she did. Mrs. Kennedy was a member of First Baptist Church of Orchard Hill, GA and a former member of New Hope Baptist Church in Rosalie, AL. She will be missed by her children; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Howse of Berryville, Virginia, and Mrs. Phyllis Brown of Griffin, Georgia; her grandchildren, Chris and Melissa Howse of Virginia Beach, VA, Jason and Holly Brown and Julie Thurston, all of Griffin, GA, and Jonathan and Christene Howse of Melbourne, FL. She was a great-grandmother to 14. Kerby Funeral Home in Henegar, AL is in charge of arrangements. Visitation is at 1:00 PM, CST, Service at 2:00 PM, CST, with burial to follow in New Hope Cemetery in Rosalie, AL