Patsy “Ruth” Hill Kennedy, 91, of Hoschton, GA, passed away on June 26, 2018, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Braselton. She was born on January 9, 1927 in Thomasville, NC to the late Lela and Roy Hill. She was the youngest of four children and is survived by one sibling, Mary Lee Poe. She graduated from Thomasville High School and Jones Secretarial School. Her last 30 years of employment were with for Thomasville Furniture. She married Brown Kennedy, a returning WWII army vet in 1945. They had a 48 year marriage. She moved to Georgia, a widow, in 1995.
She is also survived by her only child, Wayne (Barbara) Kennedy, five grandchildren, Cheryl (Andy) Burton, Jeff (Andrea) Kennedy, Brian Bocinec, Eddie Edwards and Bonnie (Kurt) Cashion. She was Granny to all, including her 9 adored great grandchildren. She also leaves many new and long standing friends that she has made during her lifetime.
A memorial service will be held on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 2:00 pm at Celebration Church, 5560 Thompson Mill Rd, Hoschton, GA 30548 with Pastor Mike Day officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Celebration Church Chapel Fund.
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Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.