Location: D-Ladd

Born: December 30, 1869

Died: April 19, 1920 China Spring, McLennan County, Texas

Son of Ben L. Kennedy and Laura E. McCann Kennedy

Husband of Lucy Boyd Kennedy

Parents:
Ben L Kennedy (1836 – 1921)
Laura E McCann Kennedy (1842 – 1921)

Spouse:
Lucy Boyd Kennedy (1874 – 1939)

Children:
Lynn L Kennedy (1895 – 1938)
Lena Kennedy Pardo (1903 – 1985)
Joe Bailey Kennedy (1906 – 1950)

The funeral of Ben Kennedy, prominent McLennan county farmer and stockman, who died suddenly at his home at China Springs, Monday morning, took place Tuesday afternoon.  Services were conducted at the family residence at 2 o’clock, then the body was taken to the Methodist church in China Springs in the motor hearse of Undertaker L. C. Puckett, where services were conducted at 3 o’clock. Rev. F. N. Calvin of Waco officiating.  Interment was made in the China Springs cemetery.

The active pallbearers were: Lee Kepler, Dee Conger, H. B Culpepper, John C. Davis, Henry Little, W. E. Moore.  Honorary pall bearers: J. D. Sherwood, J. K. Rose, E. A. Sturgis, J. T. Brock, W. J. Neale, George K. McLendon, H. M. Boyd, R. E. Davis, C. S. Eichelberger, Alex Higginbotham, Jack Ringer, M. D. Dugger, H. C. Schaeffer, lee Dugger, John W. Baker, Will Lockwood, R. D. Culpepper, William Webb, Joe Hawkins, Dr. A. F. Sontagg.

Many Wacoans attended the funeral, Mr. Kennedy being well known here, since he had resided in McLennan county for half a century.