JM Kennedy
February 17, 1935 - July 22, 2018
JM Kennedy, 83, of Porum, passed away Sunday morning, July 22, 2018 at Eastgate Village Healthcare Center in Muskogee. He was born February 17, 1935 in Porum to Dee and Pearl (Hutton) Kennedy. He grew up in Porum where he graduated from Porum High School. He married Etta Lou Lance in Bakersfield, California. They made their home in Ohio and Michigan for several years and settled in Porum and started his own successful business, Kennedy Dry Wall and raised their family there. JM loved tending to his farm and raising a garden; he retired in 2013 and enjoyed spending time with his family. . JM is survived by his two daughters, Ronda Jackson and husband Rick of Porum, Shannon Kennedy and Mike Parsons of Porum; two sons, Johnny Kennedy and wife Trina of Wagoner, Jason Kennedy of Porum; eleven grandchildren; twenty-one great grandchildren; numerous brothers and sisters. JM is preceded in death by his parents, Dee and Pearl Kennedy; his wife, Etta Lou Kennedy; a brother, Albert Lietch; a grandfather, John Hutton. Graveside Services will be held 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at Coleman Cemetery with Mr. Jim Whitman officiating. Honorary Pallbearers include Michael Parsons, Buck Kennedy, Ty Parsons, Lonny Davis, Tyler Deaton, Matt Hubbard, Ben Hall, Eli Terrell. Burial will follow immediately under the direction of King & Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler.
JM Kennedy, 83, of Porum, passed away Sunday morning, July 22, 2018 at Eastgate Village Healthcare Center in Muskogee. He was born February 17, 1935 in Porum to Dee and Pearl (Hutton) Kennedy. He grew up in Porum where he graduated from... View Obituary & Service Information