THOMASVILLE – Lee Byrd Kennedy, age 95, went to live with our savior on December 20, 2021, after a prolonged illness. He was the seventh of eleven children, born in Surry County, NC, on April 23, 1926, to John William Kennedy and Jennette Woodle Kennedy.
Lee met and married Virgie Parrish in 1986. He later retired from the Thomasville Utilities Department in 1989.
Lee is survived by his wife, Virgie Parrish Kennedy, of the home; three children, Brenda Lou Watts, Roger Dale Kennedy and wife Deborah, Ricky Gale Kennedy; two step children, Dianne Hayes Workman and husband Rickie, Barbara Hayes KuyKendall and husband Daniel; seven grand children, ten great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Edna Lee Forrest; one step son, Ronnie Leon Hayes; and siblings, Earlie Youthel, Moverine, John Kennedy III, Robert Robey, Rhodena, William Reveas, Jim Reece, Fred Ray, Ira Gray and Churchill Andrew.
A funeral service will be held in the Chapel of Sechrest-Davis Funerals and Cremations, 18 Randolph Street, Thomasville, NC 27360, on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at 2:00 pm. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Midway Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family is under the care of Sechrest-Davis Funerals and Cremations of Thomasville. Online condolences may be made at www.sechrestdavisthomasville.com –select obituaries.