Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mrs. Lillie Jane Skinner Kennedy, 91, of Grenada, who died on Thursday, Aug. 24, in Grenada. Burial followed in Grenada Memorial Garden. The Rev. Harvey Vance officiated. Family and friends gathered from 1 p.m. until the hour of the service on Saturday, Aug. 26, at McKibben and Guinn.
Jane was born on July 23, 1932, in Ruleville, the daughter of the late Benjamin Percy and the late Mattie Inez Beasley Skinner. A faithful follower of Jesus Christ, Jane was a member of Airport Baptist Church in Grenada. She was a devoted homemaker and had previously worked in food services and as a personal caregiver at Grandview Nursing Home in Grenada. She was a doting mother and grandmother, and enjoyed preparing delicious meals for her family as long as she was able.
In addition to her parents, her husband, Richard Leon Kennedy Sr.; one son, Michael Glenn Kennedy, and one sister, Belle Grantham, preceded Jane in death.
Survivors include, two sons, Richard Kennedy (Mary) of Decatur, Ala., and Dr. Benjamin Kennedy (Angel) of Charleston; daughter-in-law, Carmie Kennedy of Grenada; two sisters, Sara Maw of Kennesaw, Ga., and Inez Grant of Grenada; 11 grandchildren, Salina Blankenship, Dana Hood, Michelle Scott, Patrick Kennedy, Missy Kennedy, Amanda Cave, Mary Kate Culpepper, Keith Kennedy, Emily Higgins, Kimberly Kennedy and Caleb Kennedy and 22 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Matt Cave, Dan Culpepper, Lucas Higgins, Caleb Kennedy, Keith Kennedy and Patrick Kennedy.
Online condolences can be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com
McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
