Mr. Austin Earl Kennedy, 78, of 104 Whaley Street, Shelby, died Friday,
November 25, 2011 at Hospice at Wendover in Shelby.

Born in Cleveland County, he was a son of the late Austin Victor Kennedy and
Maggie Corene Wallace Kennedy.  Mr. Kennedy was a member of Royster Avenue
Church of God and  retired from  the  Air Force as a tech sergeant.  While
in military he worked as a flight engineer with the Military Air Transport
Service.  After retiring Mr. Kennedy enjoyed farming and was owner of
Kennedy and Sons Septic Tank Service.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Kennedy was preceded in death by  a son,
Jimmy Kennedy and grandson, Terry Childers Jr.

Mr. Kennedy is survived by his wife, Blanche Rumphrey Kennedy; sons and
daughters-in-law, Wayne and Illona Kennedy of Lawndale and David and Penny
Kennedy of Indian Head, Maryland; daughters and son-in-law, Joyce Kennedy of
Shelby and Nancy and David Miller of Bessemer City; brother, J. W. Kennedy
of Grover; sisters, Sue Powell of St. Petersburg, Florida and Jean Dover of
Grover; grandchildren, Dana West, Mark Kennedy, Paul Kennedy, Joshua
Kennedy, Joel Kennedy, Daniel Dittman, Jamie Stevens, Lisa Ledford and
Leslie Mauney and great grandchildren, Brandon West, Darian West, Alexandria
Kennedy, Jordan Cough and Dalton Kennedy.

Visitation: 6 - 8 pm Monday at Stamey Funeral Home in Fallston. 

Funeral: 11:00 am Tuesday at Stamey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Richard
Shores and Rev. David Kennedy offficiating.  Burial will follow at Rose Hill
Memorial Park in Fallston.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights
Drive, Shelby, NC 28150 or to the charity of the donor's choice.

A guest register is available at www.stameyfuneralhome.com.