Walter Muldrow KENNEDY, Sr.^[1]

1925 - 2014  (88 years)

• Name	Walter Muldrow KENNEDY  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	25 Dec 1925	Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Columbia, South Carolina WALTER M. KENNEDY SR. Posted: Thursday, August 14, 2014 6:00 am MANNING - Walter Muldrow Kennedy Sr., 88, widower of Bettie Susan Floyd Kennedy, died on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, at the Palmettos of Parklane in Columbia. Born on Dec. 25, 1925, in Kingstree, he was a son of the late William Walter and Margaret Etta Harrington Kennedy. He retired in 1989 from Clarendon School District 2 as a maintenance supervisor and he was a member of Union United Methodist Church. He is survived by two sons, Walter M. "Sonny" Kennedy Jr. of Florence and William Paul Kennedy of Elgin; three daughters, Margaret Turner (Larry) and Mary Cherry (Ray), both of Florence, and Laura Ann Thomas (Tiger) of Manning; a sister, Mae Delle Johnson of Charlotte, North Carolina; and four grandsons, Dr. Thomas R. Cherry Jr. of Charlotte, Kevin Cherry of Florence and Reece and Carson Thomas of Manning. He was preceded in death by a son, Lesesne Floyd Kennedy; six brothers, Albert, Archie, Curtis, Palmer, Putnam and Kenneth; two sisters, Mary Stella and Lauretta; and three other siblings who died at an early age. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Manning Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Stephens Funeral Home. The family would like to thank the staff of the Palmettos of Parklane, National Health Care, and Tidewater Hospice for their loving care and attention. Memorials may be made to Union United Methodist Church, c/o Charles Hester, P.O. Box 667, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org  [2, 4, 5]
  _UID	7BBD8DDFA01642E98F9C91FEC6993E724EEC
  Death	12 Aug 2014	Palmettos of Parkland, Columbia, South Carolina
  Burial	15 Aug 2014	Manning Cemetery, Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina   [5]
  	Stephens Funeral Home, Manning, South Carolina
  Person ID	I202997	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	11 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	William Walter KENNEDY,   b. 1876, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 31 Aug 1946 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Margaret Etta HARRINGTON,   b. 9 Aug 1882, Mayesville, South Carolina d. 22 Sep 1971, Georgetown County, South Carolina (Age 89 years)
  _UID	92E47B9945BE4C72911794A181EDF330B902
  _UID	92E47B9945BE4C72911794A181EDF330B902
  Family ID	F79009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bettie Susan “Sue” FLOYD,   b. 11 Oct 1924, Manning, Clarendon County, South Carolina d. 18 May 2007, NHC Healthcare, Columbia, South Carolina (Age 82 years)
  _UID	40C64A9CE6F141DBB8CE8D44BC815E58297D
  _UID	40C64A9CE6F141DBB8CE8D44BC815E58297D
  Children	1. Walter Muldrow “Sonny” KENNEDY, Jr.   2. William Paul “Paul” KENNEDY   3. Lesesne Floyd “Floyd” KENNEDY,   b. 10 Apr 1963, Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina d. 11 Jul 2013, The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, South Carolina (Age 50 years)   4. Margaret KENNEDY   5. Mary KENNEDY   6. Laura Ann KENNEDY
  Family ID	F137697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S28607] Paul Eugene Floyd Jr. [S8621] Bettie Sue F. Kennedy. [S10371] Henry Lesesne Floyd. [S19740] Lesesne F. Kenedy. [S21400] Walter M. Kennedy Sr.