Arlene Messer Kennedy, 82, passed away peacefully at her home July 21, 2018. She enjoyed flower gardening, sewing, dancing, music, bowling and making craft items. She was a member of East Park Baptist Church, a loving mother and grandmother, who loved keeping her grandchildren and taking care of animals.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Griffin Kennedy, by her parents, Luty Voltime Messer and Emmie Newby Messer, and her five brothers and sisters.
She is survived by two daughters, Robin (Nick) Liberatore and Melanie (John) Rehmel, and three grandchildren, Mia Rose Liberatore, Lindsey Erin Rehmel and Brian Jacob Rehmel.
The family will receive friends on Friday August 17 from 12 noon until 2 P.M. at Memphis Funeral Home, 5599 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38119. Inurnment will follow at Memphis Memory Gardens, 6444 Raleigh Lagrange Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38134