Mr. A. K. Kennedy of Weathersby Answers Last Call. On the 1st day of May, 1933, at his home in the Town of Weathersby, Mississippi, after a long and useful life, spent in the service of humanity, the subject of this sketch, passed from this life to a home beyond the skies, and some of his near relatives have asked me to pay this tribute to the memory of our departed brother. I appreciate this request and regard it as a compliment, and my only misgivings are, that I may not be able to do justice to his blameless life and upright character. But at any rate, I am always ready to say something good for a friend, while he is still alive, and to place a flower up on his bier, when he has gone the way of all flesh. I understand that Mr. Kennedy was one of the native sons of Simpson county, havnig [sic] first seen the light of day on December 29, 1850, and that his entire life was spent within her borders. When I first knew him, he was a splendid speciman [sic] of physical manhood, and interested in every movement, which had for its purpose the betterment of conditions here, and the building of an enduring civilization, but that was more than thirty years ago. He had long been a loyal and consistent member of the Primitive Baptist Church, and lived up to the teachings and creed of the church of his denomination. He was devoted to his home and family, he was a good neighbor and a good citizen, and we believe that the world has been made better because of his life. Among his immediate family, he leaves his widow, a son, Mr. J. M. Kennedy and a daughter, Mrs. Louie Brown, of Simpson County, and K. E. Kennedy, another son, who lives in Wellington, Texas, and to all of whom, we extend our most sincere sympathy in this, their hour of sorrow. On the day after his death, all that was mortal of him was laid to rest in the cemetery at Macedonia, near Weathersby, there to await the resurrection morn, while his spirit ascended to that land untainted by sin and untouched by death. After life's fitful fever, may he rest well. May 10, 1933. W. M. LOFTON.
--- Simpson County News (Mendenhall, MS), Thu, 11 May 1933, P. 5.
Mr. A. K. Kennedy of Weathersby Answers Last Call. On the 1st day of May, 1933, at his home in the Town of Weathersby, Mississippi, after a long and useful life, spent in the service of humanity, the subject of this sketch, passed from this life to a home beyond the skies, and some of his near relatives have asked me to pay this tribute to the memory of our departed brother. I appreciate this request and regard it as a compliment, and my only misgivings are, that I may not be able to do justice to his blameless life and upright character. But at any rate, I am always ready to say something good for a friend, while he is still alive, and to place a flower up on his bier, when he has gone the way of all flesh. I understand that Mr. Kennedy was one of the native sons of Simpson county, havnig [sic] first seen the light of day on December 29, 1850, and that his entire life was spent within her borders. When I first knew him, he was a splendid speciman [sic] of physical manhood, and interested in every movement, which had for its purpose the betterment of conditions here, and the building of an enduring civilization, but that was more than thirty years ago. He had long been a loyal and consistent member of the Primitive Baptist Church, and lived up to the teachings and creed of the church of his denomination. He was devoted to his home and family, he was a good neighbor and a good citizen, and we believe that the world has been made better because of his life. Among his immediate family, he leaves his widow, a son, Mr. J. M. Kennedy and a daughter, Mrs. Louie Brown, of Simpson County, and K. E. Kennedy, another son, who lives in Wellington, Texas, and to all of whom, we extend our most sincere sympathy in this, their hour of sorrow. On the day after his death, all that was mortal of him was laid to rest in the cemetery at Macedonia, near Weathersby, there to await the resurrection morn, while his spirit ascended to that land untainted by sin and untouched by death. After life's fitful fever, may he rest well. May 10, 1933. W. M. LOFTON.
--- Simpson County News (Mendenhall, MS), Thu, 11 May 1933, P. 5.
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