David Dean Kennedy Sr. of Amarillo died Sunday, July 29, 2007, after a long illness.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Clifton Mann and the Rev. Jo Mann of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and Monsignor Joseph Tash of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Mitchell-Lewis family plot in Oakwood Cemetery in Tullahoma, Tenn. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Born in Independence, Kan., as the second son of William Herbert and Hazel Banfield Kennedy, Mr. Kennedy spent his early years in Tulsa, Okla. His father joined his grandfather's business of packing houses and meat, meal and tallow production and the family moved to Shelbyville, Tenn. He graduated from Bedford County High School and joined his older brother at the University of Arizona at Tempe. He was a 50-year member of Phi Delta Theta social fraternity and a Life Member of the UA Alumni Association.
Mr. Kennedy served in the U.S. Army and was stationed at headquarters, Rhein-Main Air Force Base in Germany. After his service to our country, he completed his education at Tulsa University and entered the family business as a third-generation renderer with Southern Rendering Co. in Shelbyville. In 1961, he moved to Russellville, Ky., to rebuild Kentucky Animal By-Products, one of his grandfather's businesses that had burned.
On Sept. 28, 1962, he married Katherine Lewis Kennedy in First Methodist Church in Tullahoma. The couple moved to Russellville.
In Russellville, Mr. Kennedy was very active in community affairs. He served as president of the Logan County Chamber of Commerce, during which time Russellville was named as an All-American City. He served as Logan County Tobacco Festival Parade Chairman for more than six years. The festival celebrated the one-sucker tobacco crop of the area. The parade combined the high-tech floats from the corporate community with those of the local youth, 15 to 20 area bands, marching units from military to local Scouts, antique cars, a queen and her court, representation of our Army's strength from nearby Fort Campbell and "Little Johnny" Phillip Morris. He served as a member of the Russellville Housing Authority and supported many youth groups, preferring those associated with agriculture.
Professionally, he served a president of the Kentucky Animal By-Products, as president of the Fourth Area National Rendering Association and as a director of the National Rendering Association.
In 1972, after a devastating fire that destroyed the rendering plant, the business was sold to Griffin Industries. Mr. Kennedy joined the agri-products division of Beatrice Foods Inc. He was manager of the San Antonio area. In late 1973, he was relocated to Amarillo to build and manage a new plant for Beatrice Foods, Amarillo By-Products. As company manager, he was named one of the top company managers of all of the Beatrice holdings for five different years.
Later, he and four additional partners purchased Amarillo By-Products, and be became president of the new company. He held memberships in several industry-related organizations. In later years, he was a consultant in the by-products industries, primarily in the Arkansas and Texas area.
In Amarillo, Mr. Kennedy continued his membership in Rotary International as a member of the Downtown Rotary Club. He was a member of the Saturday Morning Men's Bible Study and looked forward to their weekly early morning discussions. He continued his support for youth groups, particularly those focusing on boys and projects raising animals. For his work he was honored by the Future Farmers of America, the 4-H Clubs and the Boy Scouts of America. He served as a trustee for the Donald D. Harrington Discovery Center, as a member and president of the Jovian Club, and was a supporter of the Amarillo Symphony, Amarillo Museum of Art, and Neil Hess' Lone Star Ballet.
He enjoyed golfing, quail hunting and fly fishing with friends.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Mr. Kennedy was a faithful attendee of Dr. Merrill Winsett's Sunday school class, first at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and then at Polk Street United Methodist Church.
His strong faith and belief in God sustained him through many difficult times. He was never without hope. He cherished his gift of life and fought to keep it. He truly loved his family and considered them his most prized possession.
Survivors include Kay Kennedy; three children, Sloan Kennedy Smith and husband John of Atlanta, Dean Kennedy of Amarillo and India Kennedy McGill and husband Norman of Roswell, Ga.; a brother, Samuel Stephen Kennedy and wife Joe Ann of Las Vegas; a sister, Christie Ann Kennedy of Tulsa; a brother-in-law, Clifton Reginald Lewis and wife Anne of Guilford, Conn.; two granddaughters, Isabelle Kennedy Smith and Olivia Ramsay Smith of Atlanta; three nieces, Carrie Lewis Harris of Port Matilda, Pa., Anita Kennedy Blackmer of Brentwood, Tenn., and Linda Kennedy Conley of Franklin, Tenn.; and two nephews, Mitchell Armstrong Lewis of Stamford, Conn., and Stephen Kennedy of Las Vegas.
The family suggests memorials be to Catholic Family Service Youth Program, P.O. Box 15127, Amarillo, TX 79105-5127.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 1, 2007
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Clifton Mann and the Rev. Jo Mann of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and Monsignor Joseph Tash of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Mitchell-Lewis family plot in Oakwood Cemetery in Tullahoma, Tenn. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Born in Independence, Kan., as the second son of William Herbert and Hazel Banfield Kennedy, Mr. Kennedy spent his early years in Tulsa, Okla. His father joined his grandfather's business of packing houses and meat, meal and tallow production and the family moved to Shelbyville, Tenn. He graduated from Bedford County High School and joined his older brother at the University of Arizona at Tempe. He was a 50-year member of Phi Delta Theta social fraternity and a Life Member of the UA Alumni Association.
Mr. Kennedy served in the U.S. Army and was stationed at headquarters, Rhein-Main Air Force Base in Germany. After his service to our country, he completed his education at Tulsa University and entered the family business as a third-generation renderer with Southern Rendering Co. in Shelbyville. In 1961, he moved to Russellville, Ky., to rebuild Kentucky Animal By-Products, one of his grandfather's businesses that had burned.
On Sept. 28, 1962, he married Katherine Lewis Kennedy in First Methodist Church in Tullahoma. The couple moved to Russellville.
In Russellville, Mr. Kennedy was very active in community affairs. He served as president of the Logan County Chamber of Commerce, during which time Russellville was named as an All-American City. He served as Logan County Tobacco Festival Parade Chairman for more than six years. The festival celebrated the one-sucker tobacco crop of the area. The parade combined the high-tech floats from the corporate community with those of the local youth, 15 to 20 area bands, marching units from military to local Scouts, antique cars, a queen and her court, representation of our Army's strength from nearby Fort Campbell and "Little Johnny" Phillip Morris. He served as a member of the Russellville Housing Authority and supported many youth groups, preferring those associated with agriculture.
Professionally, he served a president of the Kentucky Animal By-Products, as president of the Fourth Area National Rendering Association and as a director of the National Rendering Association.
In 1972, after a devastating fire that destroyed the rendering plant, the business was sold to Griffin Industries. Mr. Kennedy joined the agri-products division of Beatrice Foods Inc. He was manager of the San Antonio area. In late 1973, he was relocated to Amarillo to build and manage a new plant for Beatrice Foods, Amarillo By-Products. As company manager, he was named one of the top company managers of all of the Beatrice holdings for five different years.
Later, he and four additional partners purchased Amarillo By-Products, and be became president of the new company. He held memberships in several industry-related organizations. In later years, he was a consultant in the by-products industries, primarily in the Arkansas and Texas area.
In Amarillo, Mr. Kennedy continued his membership in Rotary International as a member of the Downtown Rotary Club. He was a member of the Saturday Morning Men's Bible Study and looked forward to their weekly early morning discussions. He continued his support for youth groups, particularly those focusing on boys and projects raising animals. For his work he was honored by the Future Farmers of America, the 4-H Clubs and the Boy Scouts of America. He served as a trustee for the Donald D. Harrington Discovery Center, as a member and president of the Jovian Club, and was a supporter of the Amarillo Symphony, Amarillo Museum of Art, and Neil Hess' Lone Star Ballet.
He enjoyed golfing, quail hunting and fly fishing with friends.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Mr. Kennedy was a faithful attendee of Dr. Merrill Winsett's Sunday school class, first at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and then at Polk Street United Methodist Church.
His strong faith and belief in God sustained him through many difficult times. He was never without hope. He cherished his gift of life and fought to keep it. He truly loved his family and considered them his most prized possession.
Survivors include Kay Kennedy; three children, Sloan Kennedy Smith and husband John of Atlanta, Dean Kennedy of Amarillo and India Kennedy McGill and husband Norman of Roswell, Ga.; a brother, Samuel Stephen Kennedy and wife Joe Ann of Las Vegas; a sister, Christie Ann Kennedy of Tulsa; a brother-in-law, Clifton Reginald Lewis and wife Anne of Guilford, Conn.; two granddaughters, Isabelle Kennedy Smith and Olivia Ramsay Smith of Atlanta; three nieces, Carrie Lewis Harris of Port Matilda, Pa., Anita Kennedy Blackmer of Brentwood, Tenn., and Linda Kennedy Conley of Franklin, Tenn.; and two nephews, Mitchell Armstrong Lewis of Stamford, Conn., and Stephen Kennedy of Las Vegas.
The family suggests memorials be to Catholic Family Service Youth Program, P.O. Box 15127, Amarillo, TX 79105-5127.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 1, 2007
David Dean Kennedy Sr. of Amarillo died Sunday, July 29, 2007, after a long illness.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Clifton Mann and the Rev. Jo Mann of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and Monsignor Joseph Tash of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Mitchell-Lewis family plot in Oakwood Cemetery in Tullahoma, Tenn. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Born in Independence, Kan., as the second son of William Herbert and Hazel Banfield Kennedy, Mr. Kennedy spent his early years in Tulsa, Okla. His father joined his grandfather's business of packing houses and meat, meal and tallow production and the family moved to Shelbyville, Tenn. He graduated from Bedford County High School and joined his older brother at the University of Arizona at Tempe. He was a 50-year member of Phi Delta Theta social fraternity and a Life Member of the UA Alumni Association.
Mr. Kennedy served in the U.S. Army and was stationed at headquarters, Rhein-Main Air Force Base in Germany. After his service to our country, he completed his education at Tulsa University and entered the family business as a third-generation renderer with Southern Rendering Co. in Shelbyville. In 1961, he moved to Russellville, Ky., to rebuild Kentucky Animal By-Products, one of his grandfather's businesses that had burned.
On Sept. 28, 1962, he married Katherine Lewis Kennedy in First Methodist Church in Tullahoma. The couple moved to Russellville.
In Russellville, Mr. Kennedy was very active in community affairs. He served as president of the Logan County Chamber of Commerce, during which time Russellville was named as an All-American City. He served as Logan County Tobacco Festival Parade Chairman for more than six years. The festival celebrated the one-sucker tobacco crop of the area. The parade combined the high-tech floats from the corporate community with those of the local youth, 15 to 20 area bands, marching units from military to local Scouts, antique cars, a queen and her court, representation of our Army's strength from nearby Fort Campbell and "Little Johnny" Phillip Morris. He served as a member of the Russellville Housing Authority and supported many youth groups, preferring those associated with agriculture.
Professionally, he served a president of the Kentucky Animal By-Products, as president of the Fourth Area National Rendering Association and as a director of the National Rendering Association.
In 1972, after a devastating fire that destroyed the rendering plant, the business was sold to Griffin Industries. Mr. Kennedy joined the agri-products division of Beatrice Foods Inc. He was manager of the San Antonio area. In late 1973, he was relocated to Amarillo to build and manage a new plant for Beatrice Foods, Amarillo By-Products. As company manager, he was named one of the top company managers of all of the Beatrice holdings for five different years.
Later, he and four additional partners purchased Amarillo By-Products, and be became president of the new company. He held memberships in several industry-related organizations. In later years, he was a consultant in the by-products industries, primarily in the Arkansas and Texas area.
In Amarillo, Mr. Kennedy continued his membership in Rotary International as a member of the Downtown Rotary Club. He was a member of the Saturday Morning Men's Bible Study and looked forward to their weekly early morning discussions. He continued his support for youth groups, particularly those focusing on boys and projects raising animals. For his work he was honored by the Future Farmers of America, the 4-H Clubs and the Boy Scouts of America. He served as a trustee for the Donald D. Harrington Discovery Center, as a member and president of the Jovian Club, and was a supporter of the Amarillo Symphony, Amarillo Museum of Art, and Neil Hess' Lone Star Ballet.
He enjoyed golfing, quail hunting and fly fishing with friends.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Mr. Kennedy was a faithful attendee of Dr. Merrill Winsett's Sunday school class, first at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and then at Polk Street United Methodist Church.
His strong faith and belief in God sustained him through many difficult times. He was never without hope. He cherished his gift of life and fought to keep it. He truly loved his family and considered them his most prized possession.
Survivors include Kay Kennedy; three children, Sloan Kennedy Smith and husband John of Atlanta, Dean Kennedy of Amarillo and India Kennedy McGill and husband Norman of Roswell, Ga.; a brother, Samuel Stephen Kennedy and wife Joe Ann of Las Vegas; a sister, Christie Ann Kennedy of Tulsa; a brother-in-law, Clifton Reginald Lewis and wife Anne of Guilford, Conn.; two granddaughters, Isabelle Kennedy Smith and Olivia Ramsay Smith of Atlanta; three nieces, Carrie Lewis Harris of Port Matilda, Pa., Anita Kennedy Blackmer of Brentwood, Tenn., and Linda Kennedy Conley of Franklin, Tenn.; and two nephews, Mitchell Armstrong Lewis of Stamford, Conn., and Stephen Kennedy of Las Vegas.
The family suggests memorials be to Catholic Family Service Youth Program, P.O. Box 15127, Amarillo, TX 79105-5127.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 1, 2007
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Clifton Mann and the Rev. Jo Mann of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and Monsignor Joseph Tash of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Mitchell-Lewis family plot in Oakwood Cemetery in Tullahoma, Tenn. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Born in Independence, Kan., as the second son of William Herbert and Hazel Banfield Kennedy, Mr. Kennedy spent his early years in Tulsa, Okla. His father joined his grandfather's business of packing houses and meat, meal and tallow production and the family moved to Shelbyville, Tenn. He graduated from Bedford County High School and joined his older brother at the University of Arizona at Tempe. He was a 50-year member of Phi Delta Theta social fraternity and a Life Member of the UA Alumni Association.
Mr. Kennedy served in the U.S. Army and was stationed at headquarters, Rhein-Main Air Force Base in Germany. After his service to our country, he completed his education at Tulsa University and entered the family business as a third-generation renderer with Southern Rendering Co. in Shelbyville. In 1961, he moved to Russellville, Ky., to rebuild Kentucky Animal By-Products, one of his grandfather's businesses that had burned.
On Sept. 28, 1962, he married Katherine Lewis Kennedy in First Methodist Church in Tullahoma. The couple moved to Russellville.
In Russellville, Mr. Kennedy was very active in community affairs. He served as president of the Logan County Chamber of Commerce, during which time Russellville was named as an All-American City. He served as Logan County Tobacco Festival Parade Chairman for more than six years. The festival celebrated the one-sucker tobacco crop of the area. The parade combined the high-tech floats from the corporate community with those of the local youth, 15 to 20 area bands, marching units from military to local Scouts, antique cars, a queen and her court, representation of our Army's strength from nearby Fort Campbell and "Little Johnny" Phillip Morris. He served as a member of the Russellville Housing Authority and supported many youth groups, preferring those associated with agriculture.
Professionally, he served a president of the Kentucky Animal By-Products, as president of the Fourth Area National Rendering Association and as a director of the National Rendering Association.
In 1972, after a devastating fire that destroyed the rendering plant, the business was sold to Griffin Industries. Mr. Kennedy joined the agri-products division of Beatrice Foods Inc. He was manager of the San Antonio area. In late 1973, he was relocated to Amarillo to build and manage a new plant for Beatrice Foods, Amarillo By-Products. As company manager, he was named one of the top company managers of all of the Beatrice holdings for five different years.
Later, he and four additional partners purchased Amarillo By-Products, and be became president of the new company. He held memberships in several industry-related organizations. In later years, he was a consultant in the by-products industries, primarily in the Arkansas and Texas area.
In Amarillo, Mr. Kennedy continued his membership in Rotary International as a member of the Downtown Rotary Club. He was a member of the Saturday Morning Men's Bible Study and looked forward to their weekly early morning discussions. He continued his support for youth groups, particularly those focusing on boys and projects raising animals. For his work he was honored by the Future Farmers of America, the 4-H Clubs and the Boy Scouts of America. He served as a trustee for the Donald D. Harrington Discovery Center, as a member and president of the Jovian Club, and was a supporter of the Amarillo Symphony, Amarillo Museum of Art, and Neil Hess' Lone Star Ballet.
He enjoyed golfing, quail hunting and fly fishing with friends.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Mr. Kennedy was a faithful attendee of Dr. Merrill Winsett's Sunday school class, first at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and then at Polk Street United Methodist Church.
His strong faith and belief in God sustained him through many difficult times. He was never without hope. He cherished his gift of life and fought to keep it. He truly loved his family and considered them his most prized possession.
Survivors include Kay Kennedy; three children, Sloan Kennedy Smith and husband John of Atlanta, Dean Kennedy of Amarillo and India Kennedy McGill and husband Norman of Roswell, Ga.; a brother, Samuel Stephen Kennedy and wife Joe Ann of Las Vegas; a sister, Christie Ann Kennedy of Tulsa; a brother-in-law, Clifton Reginald Lewis and wife Anne of Guilford, Conn.; two granddaughters, Isabelle Kennedy Smith and Olivia Ramsay Smith of Atlanta; three nieces, Carrie Lewis Harris of Port Matilda, Pa., Anita Kennedy Blackmer of Brentwood, Tenn., and Linda Kennedy Conley of Franklin, Tenn.; and two nephews, Mitchell Armstrong Lewis of Stamford, Conn., and Stephen Kennedy of Las Vegas.
The family suggests memorials be to Catholic Family Service Youth Program, P.O. Box 15127, Amarillo, TX 79105-5127.
Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 1, 2007
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