Wilbur "Bill" Kennedy

Sorrells Funeral Home of Enterprise

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Posted by: Sorrells Funeral Home
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334-347-9598
Date: Dec 12 2011 9:51 AM

Sorrells Funeral Home

4550 Boll Weevil Circle

Enterprise, Alabama 36330

(334) 347-9598

Mr. Wilbur (Bill) Kennedy of Enterprise passed away Saturday morning, December 10, 2011 in Enterprise. He was 86.

Funeral services will be 2:00pm Tuesday, December 13, 2011 from Sorrells Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sonny Moore officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Meadowlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday beginning at 1:00pm and continuing until service time. Flowers will be accepted or contributions could be made to the First Baptist Church in Enterprise, 302 North Main St, Enterprise, Al 36330.

Mr. Kennedy was born April 24, 1925 in Eufaula, Alabama to the late William and Cora Jimmerson Kennedy. Chief Petty Officer Kennedy was retired in 1964 from the U.S. Navy after 20 years of service. He served on a sea plane tender during WW II and was on duty during the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima of which he had the responsibility of picking up men from the Pacific whose planes had crashed. When the War ended, his unit sailed for the Sea of Japan pending the invasion. He was later assigned to the USS Missouri as an Honor Guard during the signing of the peace treaty between the US and Japan. He later served at Ft. Rucker as a supervisor of mechanics with Page, Inc. and Sikorsky Corp.

Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Dr. Betty Jo Harrison Kennedy, Enterprise, son: Rodney Earl Kennedy, Enterprise, sister: Grace Kennedy Phillips, Jacksonville, FL, granddaughters: Krysia Robertson and Beth German, great grandchildren: Katy and Alex Robertson and Bailee German.

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