Byron "Kip" Clifford Kennedy

Byron Clifford “Kip” Kennedy, 69, of Cedar Hill, passed away on Wednesday December 14, 2022, at NHC Healthcare in Springfield. Memorial services will be conducted Thursday December 22nd at 2:00 p.m. in the Oakhurst Chapel of the Robertson County Funeral Home with Pastor Frank Kirby officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 12 noon until the hour of service at the funeral home.

Byron was born April 29, 1953, in Springfield to the late Clifford and Jean Byron Johnson Kennedy. He was a graduate of Jo Byrns High School Class of 1971 and went on to receive his bachelor’s degree from Bethel College. Byron had worked as a lab technician with Urgent Care, was a farmer, and was a member of Mt. Denson Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He loved reading and studying history. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife: Loretta Vaughn Kennedy and by his sister: Lisa Kennedy.

Byron is survived by his sister: Sara Jean Kennedy Carpenter and husband Matthew Carpenter of Jamestown, NC, by his stepson: Jeremy Ayers and wife Teresa of Cedar Hill, by his step grandchildren: Kayleigh Ayers and Kinsley Hardin, and by several cousins and friends.

If so desired, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association and may be sent c/o the Robertson County Funeral Home.

Robertson County Funeral Home in charge of these arrangements.

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