Ralph W. Kennedy, 95, of Mt. Morris, Pa., died at 3:04 p.m. Monday, May 18, 2020, at the Evergreen Assisted Living in Waynesburg, Pa.
He was born Monday, Sept. 8, 1924, in Mt. Morris, Pa., a son of the late Frank Kennedy and Grace Headley Kennedy.
Mr. Kennedy was a member of the Mt. Morris Gospel Tabernacle Assembly of God Church where he served as a Sunday school teacher for 30 years and was song leader for 45 years. He was a veteran, having served with the United States Army as a staff sergeant during World War II. He was stationed for two years in Germany. He worked as the maintenance supervisor for the West Virginia University athletic department for 33 years, retiring in 1986.
He is survived by his wife, Grace Marly Fox Kennedy, whom he married on Dec. 24, 1948.
Also surviving are three daughters, Lois Garrison, Joyce Clark and her husband Henry and Leah Nutter and her husband Charles, all of Mt. Morris, Pa.; two sons, Robert Kennedy and his wife Tammy, of Mt. Morris, Pa., and James Kennedy and his wife Robin, of Perry, Mich.; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was the last of his immediate family.
Deceased are one sister, Helen Carter, and one brother, Harold Kennedy.
Due to the restrictions of the CDC regarding COVID-19, visitation and services for Ralph will be private for the family and by invitation only with Pastor Bruce Craig and Pastor Willard Rowan officiating. Milliken and Throckmorton FH, Inc. Daryl L. Throckmorton Owner/Director, 324 Mt. Morris Road, P.O. Box 478 Mount Morris, PA 15349 have been entrusted with his arrangements. Private burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Mt. Morris, Pa. The family would like to thank Amedisys Hospice of Masontown, Pa. and Evergreen Assisted Living in Waynesburg, Pa. for the care they gave to Ralph and the family.
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www.milliken-throckmortonfh.com
