*Nevada Daily Mail*
News Story
Friday, October 17, 2008
Don Kennedy, former Missouri state legislator, Nevada city councilmanand mayor, Western Missouri Appeals court judge and author died Oct. 10,at his home in Marion, Ky., at the age of 82.
Kennedy, whose health had been decling for several years, sufferedfrom Parkinson's disease and post-polio syndrome.
Kennedy was a native of Schell City, and graduated from SouthwestBaptist College in Boliver, then the University of Missouri with a lawdegree.
He began his law practice in Nevada in 1947. During his career, heserved as Vernon County prosecutor and as a Missouri assistant attorneygeneral. He went on to be a legislator, serving in the Missouri House ofrepresentatives from 1964 to 1970.
He also served as a circuit judge for Vernon and surrounding counties.
In 1978, he was appointed to the Western Missouri Court of Appeals,where he served as a judge until his retirement in 1995.
In his later years, he authored a children's book, called "Oliver, the Weak-Tailed Possum", the tale of an unlikely hero who knows all aboutbeing different, being teased and feeling embarassed but comes out the winner in the end. The tale is based on a story he frequently told to his children.
Kennedy also administered the oath at the investiture of Nevada's own Judge Patricia Breckenridge to the Missouri Supreme Court, Nov. 16, 2007.
At that ceremony, Kennedy noted that he had known Breckenridge since birth, as her parents lived two blocks down from him in Nevada, Mo. This marked the third time he had administered an oath to Breckenridge. He said he remembers that 30 years ago, when he was a circuit judge in Vernon County, she stood in his courtroom, fresh out of law school,seeking to be sworn in as a member of The Missouri Bar. Thirteen years later, when he was serving on the Western District, he swore her in as an appellate judge of that court.
Memorial services for Kennedy will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25,at the Wornall Road Baptist Church in Kansas City and at 2 p.m. Sunday,Oct. 26, at the First Baptist Church of Nevada, 301 E. Highland.
He is survived by his wife, Audrey, three daughters, five grandchildren, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews. Full obituary and funeral information will be available on Page 2 of the Oct. 23 edition of the Nevada Mail, at the family's request.
*Obituary
Nevada Daily Mail, Nevada, MO
October 23, 2008
Don W. Kennedy
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Don W. Kennedy, who had a distinguished legal, political, and judicial career in Missouri that spanned almost 50 years, died at his home in Marion, Ky., early Friday, Oct. 10. He was 82. He had been in declining health in
recent years, suffering from Parkinson's Disease as well as post-polio syndrome.
Judge Kennedy was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, in Kansas City in 1978, and served until his retirement in 1995. He previously served as
circuit judge in Vernon and surrounding counties in Missouri where he began his legal practice in Nevada in 1947. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1964 to 1970. Before his election to state political office he served as a prosecuting attorney in Vernon County and as assistant attorney general for the state of Missouri. He also served terms on the Nevada city council and as mayor of Nevada, Mo.
Judge Kennedy was born in Shell City, Mo., in 1925. He was stricken with polio at the age of 11. He frequently said that having polio was a life-changing event because he knew he could never make a living using his body and would have to develop his mind to the fullest. He graduated from
Southwest Baptist College, in Boliver, Mo., in 1943 and the University of Missouri School of Law in 1947.
In his later years, he took complete delight in being in the company of young children and especially his own grandchildren. He authored a children's book, Oliver the Weak-Tailed Possum, based on a story he often told his
children when they were young. The story had its roots in his own disabilities as a child with polio.
He was a loyal Southern Baptist for more than 60 years. He served as a Sunday School teacher and deacon in the First Baptist Church of Nevada and Wornall Road Baptist Church in Kansas City. He served on countless committees and boards in his churches and for the Missouri Baptist Convention.
Judge Kennedy was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Cleta Kennedy of Nevada, Mo., and by a son, Roger Quin Kennedy, who died of leukemia in 1973 at the age of 17.
A celebration of life memorial services will be held at Wornall Road Baptist Church , Kansas City, Mo., at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 25. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. A second service will be held at First Baptist Church,
Nevada,Mo, at 2 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 26.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Audrey Kennedy; three daughters, Julianne Pederson and husband Tony Pederson, of Dallas, Jennifer Dean and late husband Wayne Dean, of Marion, Ky., and Priscilla Graham and husband Dr Scott Graham, of Marion, Ky.; two sisters, Mynatte Whisler and husband Clarence Whisler, of Carthage, Mo., and Mary Holley and husband Dale Holley, of Colorado Springs, Co.; five grandchildren, Brantley Quin Dean, of Durham,
N.C., Kennedy Dean and wife Sarah, of Sioux Falls, S.D., Amy Graham Pagitt and husband Todd Pagitt of Dallas, Stinson Dean and wife Stephanie, of Olathe, Kan., and Hannah Pederson, of Dallas; and five nieces and nephews,
Steve Whisler and wife Barbara, of Boliver, Mo., Mary Whisler Layman and husband Rusty Layman, of Springfield, Mo., Tom Holley and wife Nancy, of Houston, Rachel Holley, of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Betsy Holley Shillings and
husband Dan Shillings, also of Fairbanks; and nine great-nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Nevada First Baptist Church, Redford Student Aid in care of the Southwest Baptist University,
The Praying Life Foundation (P.O. Box 660 Marion, KY 42064.
News Story
Friday, October 17, 2008
Don Kennedy, former Missouri state legislator, Nevada city councilmanand mayor, Western Missouri Appeals court judge and author died Oct. 10,at his home in Marion, Ky., at the age of 82.
Kennedy, whose health had been decling for several years, sufferedfrom Parkinson's disease and post-polio syndrome.
Kennedy was a native of Schell City, and graduated from SouthwestBaptist College in Boliver, then the University of Missouri with a lawdegree.
He began his law practice in Nevada in 1947. During his career, heserved as Vernon County prosecutor and as a Missouri assistant attorneygeneral. He went on to be a legislator, serving in the Missouri House ofrepresentatives from 1964 to 1970.
He also served as a circuit judge for Vernon and surrounding counties.
In 1978, he was appointed to the Western Missouri Court of Appeals,where he served as a judge until his retirement in 1995.
In his later years, he authored a children's book, called "Oliver, the Weak-Tailed Possum", the tale of an unlikely hero who knows all aboutbeing different, being teased and feeling embarassed but comes out the winner in the end. The tale is based on a story he frequently told to his children.
Kennedy also administered the oath at the investiture of Nevada's own Judge Patricia Breckenridge to the Missouri Supreme Court, Nov. 16, 2007.
At that ceremony, Kennedy noted that he had known Breckenridge since birth, as her parents lived two blocks down from him in Nevada, Mo. This marked the third time he had administered an oath to Breckenridge. He said he remembers that 30 years ago, when he was a circuit judge in Vernon County, she stood in his courtroom, fresh out of law school,seeking to be sworn in as a member of The Missouri Bar. Thirteen years later, when he was serving on the Western District, he swore her in as an appellate judge of that court.
Memorial services for Kennedy will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25,at the Wornall Road Baptist Church in Kansas City and at 2 p.m. Sunday,Oct. 26, at the First Baptist Church of Nevada, 301 E. Highland.
He is survived by his wife, Audrey, three daughters, five grandchildren, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews. Full obituary and funeral information will be available on Page 2 of the Oct. 23 edition of the Nevada Mail, at the family's request.
*Obituary
Nevada Daily Mail, Nevada, MO
October 23, 2008
Don W. Kennedy
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Don W. Kennedy, who had a distinguished legal, political, and judicial career in Missouri that spanned almost 50 years, died at his home in Marion, Ky., early Friday, Oct. 10. He was 82. He had been in declining health in
recent years, suffering from Parkinson's Disease as well as post-polio syndrome.
Judge Kennedy was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, in Kansas City in 1978, and served until his retirement in 1995. He previously served as
circuit judge in Vernon and surrounding counties in Missouri where he began his legal practice in Nevada in 1947. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1964 to 1970. Before his election to state political office he served as a prosecuting attorney in Vernon County and as assistant attorney general for the state of Missouri. He also served terms on the Nevada city council and as mayor of Nevada, Mo.
Judge Kennedy was born in Shell City, Mo., in 1925. He was stricken with polio at the age of 11. He frequently said that having polio was a life-changing event because he knew he could never make a living using his body and would have to develop his mind to the fullest. He graduated from
Southwest Baptist College, in Boliver, Mo., in 1943 and the University of Missouri School of Law in 1947.
In his later years, he took complete delight in being in the company of young children and especially his own grandchildren. He authored a children's book, Oliver the Weak-Tailed Possum, based on a story he often told his
children when they were young. The story had its roots in his own disabilities as a child with polio.
He was a loyal Southern Baptist for more than 60 years. He served as a Sunday School teacher and deacon in the First Baptist Church of Nevada and Wornall Road Baptist Church in Kansas City. He served on countless committees and boards in his churches and for the Missouri Baptist Convention.
Judge Kennedy was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Cleta Kennedy of Nevada, Mo., and by a son, Roger Quin Kennedy, who died of leukemia in 1973 at the age of 17.
A celebration of life memorial services will be held at Wornall Road Baptist Church , Kansas City, Mo., at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 25. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. A second service will be held at First Baptist Church,
Nevada,Mo, at 2 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 26.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Audrey Kennedy; three daughters, Julianne Pederson and husband Tony Pederson, of Dallas, Jennifer Dean and late husband Wayne Dean, of Marion, Ky., and Priscilla Graham and husband Dr Scott Graham, of Marion, Ky.; two sisters, Mynatte Whisler and husband Clarence Whisler, of Carthage, Mo., and Mary Holley and husband Dale Holley, of Colorado Springs, Co.; five grandchildren, Brantley Quin Dean, of Durham,
N.C., Kennedy Dean and wife Sarah, of Sioux Falls, S.D., Amy Graham Pagitt and husband Todd Pagitt of Dallas, Stinson Dean and wife Stephanie, of Olathe, Kan., and Hannah Pederson, of Dallas; and five nieces and nephews,
Steve Whisler and wife Barbara, of Boliver, Mo., Mary Whisler Layman and husband Rusty Layman, of Springfield, Mo., Tom Holley and wife Nancy, of Houston, Rachel Holley, of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Betsy Holley Shillings and
husband Dan Shillings, also of Fairbanks; and nine great-nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Nevada First Baptist Church, Redford Student Aid in care of the Southwest Baptist University,
The Praying Life Foundation (P.O. Box 660 Marion, KY 42064.
*Nevada Daily Mail*
News Story
Friday, October 17, 2008
Don Kennedy, former Missouri state legislator, Nevada city councilmanand mayor, Western Missouri Appeals court judge and author died Oct. 10,at his home in Marion, Ky., at the age of 82.
Kennedy, whose health had been decling for several years, sufferedfrom Parkinson's disease and post-polio syndrome.
Kennedy was a native of Schell City, and graduated from SouthwestBaptist College in Boliver, then the University of Missouri with a lawdegree.
He began his law practice in Nevada in 1947. During his career, heserved as Vernon County prosecutor and as a Missouri assistant attorneygeneral. He went on to be a legislator, serving in the Missouri House ofrepresentatives from 1964 to 1970.
He also served as a circuit judge for Vernon and surrounding counties.
In 1978, he was appointed to the Western Missouri Court of Appeals,where he served as a judge until his retirement in 1995.
In his later years, he authored a children's book, called "Oliver, the Weak-Tailed Possum", the tale of an unlikely hero who knows all aboutbeing different, being teased and feeling embarassed but comes out the winner in the end. The tale is based on a story he frequently told to his children.
Kennedy also administered the oath at the investiture of Nevada's own Judge Patricia Breckenridge to the Missouri Supreme Court, Nov. 16, 2007.
At that ceremony, Kennedy noted that he had known Breckenridge since birth, as her parents lived two blocks down from him in Nevada, Mo. This marked the third time he had administered an oath to Breckenridge. He said he remembers that 30 years ago, when he was a circuit judge in Vernon County, she stood in his courtroom, fresh out of law school,seeking to be sworn in as a member of The Missouri Bar. Thirteen years later, when he was serving on the Western District, he swore her in as an appellate judge of that court.
Memorial services for Kennedy will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25,at the Wornall Road Baptist Church in Kansas City and at 2 p.m. Sunday,Oct. 26, at the First Baptist Church of Nevada, 301 E. Highland.
He is survived by his wife, Audrey, three daughters, five grandchildren, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews. Full obituary and funeral information will be available on Page 2 of the Oct. 23 edition of the Nevada Mail, at the family's request.
*Obituary
Nevada Daily Mail, Nevada, MO
October 23, 2008
Don W. Kennedy
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Don W. Kennedy, who had a distinguished legal, political, and judicial career in Missouri that spanned almost 50 years, died at his home in Marion, Ky., early Friday, Oct. 10. He was 82. He had been in declining health in
recent years, suffering from Parkinson's Disease as well as post-polio syndrome.
Judge Kennedy was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, in Kansas City in 1978, and served until his retirement in 1995. He previously served as
circuit judge in Vernon and surrounding counties in Missouri where he began his legal practice in Nevada in 1947. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1964 to 1970. Before his election to state political office he served as a prosecuting attorney in Vernon County and as assistant attorney general for the state of Missouri. He also served terms on the Nevada city council and as mayor of Nevada, Mo.
Judge Kennedy was born in Shell City, Mo., in 1925. He was stricken with polio at the age of 11. He frequently said that having polio was a life-changing event because he knew he could never make a living using his body and would have to develop his mind to the fullest. He graduated from
Southwest Baptist College, in Boliver, Mo., in 1943 and the University of Missouri School of Law in 1947.
In his later years, he took complete delight in being in the company of young children and especially his own grandchildren. He authored a children's book, Oliver the Weak-Tailed Possum, based on a story he often told his
children when they were young. The story had its roots in his own disabilities as a child with polio.
He was a loyal Southern Baptist for more than 60 years. He served as a Sunday School teacher and deacon in the First Baptist Church of Nevada and Wornall Road Baptist Church in Kansas City. He served on countless committees and boards in his churches and for the Missouri Baptist Convention.
Judge Kennedy was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Cleta Kennedy of Nevada, Mo., and by a son, Roger Quin Kennedy, who died of leukemia in 1973 at the age of 17.
A celebration of life memorial services will be held at Wornall Road Baptist Church , Kansas City, Mo., at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 25. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. A second service will be held at First Baptist Church,
Nevada,Mo, at 2 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 26.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Audrey Kennedy; three daughters, Julianne Pederson and husband Tony Pederson, of Dallas, Jennifer Dean and late husband Wayne Dean, of Marion, Ky., and Priscilla Graham and husband Dr Scott Graham, of Marion, Ky.; two sisters, Mynatte Whisler and husband Clarence Whisler, of Carthage, Mo., and Mary Holley and husband Dale Holley, of Colorado Springs, Co.; five grandchildren, Brantley Quin Dean, of Durham,
N.C., Kennedy Dean and wife Sarah, of Sioux Falls, S.D., Amy Graham Pagitt and husband Todd Pagitt of Dallas, Stinson Dean and wife Stephanie, of Olathe, Kan., and Hannah Pederson, of Dallas; and five nieces and nephews,
Steve Whisler and wife Barbara, of Boliver, Mo., Mary Whisler Layman and husband Rusty Layman, of Springfield, Mo., Tom Holley and wife Nancy, of Houston, Rachel Holley, of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Betsy Holley Shillings and
husband Dan Shillings, also of Fairbanks; and nine great-nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Nevada First Baptist Church, Redford Student Aid in care of the Southwest Baptist University,
The Praying Life Foundation (P.O. Box 660 Marion, KY 42064.
News Story
Friday, October 17, 2008
Don Kennedy, former Missouri state legislator, Nevada city councilmanand mayor, Western Missouri Appeals court judge and author died Oct. 10,at his home in Marion, Ky., at the age of 82.
Kennedy, whose health had been decling for several years, sufferedfrom Parkinson's disease and post-polio syndrome.
Kennedy was a native of Schell City, and graduated from SouthwestBaptist College in Boliver, then the University of Missouri with a lawdegree.
He began his law practice in Nevada in 1947. During his career, heserved as Vernon County prosecutor and as a Missouri assistant attorneygeneral. He went on to be a legislator, serving in the Missouri House ofrepresentatives from 1964 to 1970.
He also served as a circuit judge for Vernon and surrounding counties.
In 1978, he was appointed to the Western Missouri Court of Appeals,where he served as a judge until his retirement in 1995.
In his later years, he authored a children's book, called "Oliver, the Weak-Tailed Possum", the tale of an unlikely hero who knows all aboutbeing different, being teased and feeling embarassed but comes out the winner in the end. The tale is based on a story he frequently told to his children.
Kennedy also administered the oath at the investiture of Nevada's own Judge Patricia Breckenridge to the Missouri Supreme Court, Nov. 16, 2007.
At that ceremony, Kennedy noted that he had known Breckenridge since birth, as her parents lived two blocks down from him in Nevada, Mo. This marked the third time he had administered an oath to Breckenridge. He said he remembers that 30 years ago, when he was a circuit judge in Vernon County, she stood in his courtroom, fresh out of law school,seeking to be sworn in as a member of The Missouri Bar. Thirteen years later, when he was serving on the Western District, he swore her in as an appellate judge of that court.
Memorial services for Kennedy will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25,at the Wornall Road Baptist Church in Kansas City and at 2 p.m. Sunday,Oct. 26, at the First Baptist Church of Nevada, 301 E. Highland.
He is survived by his wife, Audrey, three daughters, five grandchildren, two sisters, and several nieces and nephews. Full obituary and funeral information will be available on Page 2 of the Oct. 23 edition of the Nevada Mail, at the family's request.
*Obituary
Nevada Daily Mail, Nevada, MO
October 23, 2008
Don W. Kennedy
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Don W. Kennedy, who had a distinguished legal, political, and judicial career in Missouri that spanned almost 50 years, died at his home in Marion, Ky., early Friday, Oct. 10. He was 82. He had been in declining health in
recent years, suffering from Parkinson's Disease as well as post-polio syndrome.
Judge Kennedy was appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals, in Kansas City in 1978, and served until his retirement in 1995. He previously served as
circuit judge in Vernon and surrounding counties in Missouri where he began his legal practice in Nevada in 1947. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1964 to 1970. Before his election to state political office he served as a prosecuting attorney in Vernon County and as assistant attorney general for the state of Missouri. He also served terms on the Nevada city council and as mayor of Nevada, Mo.
Judge Kennedy was born in Shell City, Mo., in 1925. He was stricken with polio at the age of 11. He frequently said that having polio was a life-changing event because he knew he could never make a living using his body and would have to develop his mind to the fullest. He graduated from
Southwest Baptist College, in Boliver, Mo., in 1943 and the University of Missouri School of Law in 1947.
In his later years, he took complete delight in being in the company of young children and especially his own grandchildren. He authored a children's book, Oliver the Weak-Tailed Possum, based on a story he often told his
children when they were young. The story had its roots in his own disabilities as a child with polio.
He was a loyal Southern Baptist for more than 60 years. He served as a Sunday School teacher and deacon in the First Baptist Church of Nevada and Wornall Road Baptist Church in Kansas City. He served on countless committees and boards in his churches and for the Missouri Baptist Convention.
Judge Kennedy was preceded in death by his parents, Don and Cleta Kennedy of Nevada, Mo., and by a son, Roger Quin Kennedy, who died of leukemia in 1973 at the age of 17.
A celebration of life memorial services will be held at Wornall Road Baptist Church , Kansas City, Mo., at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 25. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. A second service will be held at First Baptist Church,
Nevada,Mo, at 2 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 26.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Audrey Kennedy; three daughters, Julianne Pederson and husband Tony Pederson, of Dallas, Jennifer Dean and late husband Wayne Dean, of Marion, Ky., and Priscilla Graham and husband Dr Scott Graham, of Marion, Ky.; two sisters, Mynatte Whisler and husband Clarence Whisler, of Carthage, Mo., and Mary Holley and husband Dale Holley, of Colorado Springs, Co.; five grandchildren, Brantley Quin Dean, of Durham,
N.C., Kennedy Dean and wife Sarah, of Sioux Falls, S.D., Amy Graham Pagitt and husband Todd Pagitt of Dallas, Stinson Dean and wife Stephanie, of Olathe, Kan., and Hannah Pederson, of Dallas; and five nieces and nephews,
Steve Whisler and wife Barbara, of Boliver, Mo., Mary Whisler Layman and husband Rusty Layman, of Springfield, Mo., Tom Holley and wife Nancy, of Houston, Rachel Holley, of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Betsy Holley Shillings and
husband Dan Shillings, also of Fairbanks; and nine great-nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Nevada First Baptist Church, Redford Student Aid in care of the Southwest Baptist University,
The Praying Life Foundation (P.O. Box 660 Marion, KY 42064.
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