Russel E. Kennedy

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Russell E. Kennedy, 93, of Florida and formerly of Clayton, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015 in the Brookside Hospice House in Palm Harbor, Fla.

Born April 28, 1921 in Lebanon, Va., he was the son of Gilbert Kennedy and Ethel (Kestner) Kennedy.

He married Dora B. Fields on July 2, 1949, and she preceded him in death on Nov. 7, 2002.

Russell was a veteran of World War II and had worked at Allison's Transmission.

Survivors includes children Joyce Ann Malory, Eubank Kennedy, Helen Marie Kennedy and Linda Quear; stepchildren Gene Fields, Kenneth Alexander and Vincent Alexander; and stepbrothers Robert and James Alexander.

His parents and wife preceded him.

Visitation will be Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. in the Bousley-Hays Funeral Home (www.bousleyhaysfuneralhome.com), Coatesville.

Services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Burial will follow in the Stilesville Cemetery.