She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph R. Kenney, mother, Audrey C. Kenney and brother, Joseph R. Kenney, Jr.
She is survived by a son, Stephen A. Dawson, Jr. of Athens, Georgia; sisters, Sandra K. Anderson of Hull, Georgia and Teresa E. Kenney of Stone Mountain, Georgia; brothers, Walter L. Kenney of Decatur, Georgia, John B. Kenney and sister-in-law, Alrie Kenney of Arizona (formerly of Buford, Georgia); brother, Christopher Dekle Kenney of Stockbridge, Georgia; and several nieces and nephews.
Jill lived many years in the Atlanta and Decatur, Georgia area and attended high school at Towers High and graduated from Southwest DeKalb High in Decatur, Georgia. Jill was a woman of faith; she loved her cats and other animals and was interested in animal rescue groups. She was artistically inclined and wrote lots of poetry. Her main occupations were Secretary and Administrative Assistant at several companies over the years.
A memorial service is planned for September 8, 2018 at 2 p.m. at Prospect United Methodist Church in Athens, Georgia. Cremains to be buried near her mother at Prospect UMC cemetery at a later date.
Condolences may be expressed online at Bernstein's Funeral Home, Athens website: www.BernsteinFuneralHome.com.
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