Edward Richard Kennedy

EDWARD R. KENNEDY, JR. Edward R. Kennedy, Jr., 72, died Tuesday morning at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday in the Adams Boulevard Church of Christ with Mr. David Hammonds officiating. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the James H. Teel American Legion Post # 105 of Bartlesville. Interment will be in the White Rose Cemetery under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. A memorial has been established and those who wish to make a contribution in memory of Mr. Kennedy may do so to: Cancer Society C/O Kathy Leeper P.O. Box 1094 Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74005. Edward Richard Kennedy, Jr., was born October 25, 1938 at Shreveport, Louisiana to Edward Richard and Jewel (Fuller) Kennedy. He was raised and received his education in Louisiana and Florida. Mr. Kennedy entered the U.S. Navy in 1951 and served until receiving his honorable discharge in 1961. He served on the U.S. Naval School Command Navy Drill Team from March 1956 to July 1956. Mr. Kennedy was an electrical technician working at N.A.S.A. during the Apollo Missions including Apollo 17. Mr. Kennedy was working for N.A.S.A when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. He was married to Barbara Ann Maltbie on December 10, 1969 at Houston, Texas where they lived until 1980 when they moved to Aransas Pass, Texas living there until 2006. They moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma in 2006 to be near family. Mr. Kennedy was a member of the Adams Boulevard Church of Christ for several years. Survivors include six sons; Thomas E. Kennedy of Rockport, Texas, Benjamin Kennedy of Norfolk, Virginia, Edward Richard Kennedy III of Rockport, Texas Donnie Kennedy and Billy Kennedy of Galveston, Texas; two daughters Brenda Marie Cormack of Glenalta, South Australia and Elizabeth Kennedy of Galveston, Texas; one step-daughter Wanda Faye Ferguson of Fulton, Texas; two sisters Mary Steighner of Huntsville, Alabama and Helen Jackson of Lufkin, Texas, many grandchildren including R.J. Faulkner and Alicia Faulkner and many loving nieces and nephews. Mr. Kennedy was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one son Arnold Kennedy; one step-son James R. Blake Jr., and one brother John Kennedy. PDF Printable Version

Edward Richard Kennedy

October 25, 1938 - March 29, 2011