Paragould- Louise Kennedy, 91, passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2022.

She was born April 7, 1931 in Lutts, Tennessee to the late Herbert and Julia Ann Young Brown. She was a homemaker who loved taking care of her children and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and flowers.

She was also preceded in death by her husband, Marchel Kennedy; three children, M.L. "Mike" Kennedy, Robert "Shorty" Kennedy and Evelyn Kathleen Grady; a daughter-in-law, Lisa Kennedy; three sisters, Christine Smith, Kat Lawson and Earline Young and two great-grandchildren, Shonny Grady and Becky Finley.

She is survived by her children, Brenda Kennedy, Donnie Kennedy and Tommy Kennedy all of Jonesboro, Teresa Presson of Paragould, Debbie Morlen and Tyler Morlen both of Jonesboro; grandchildren, Corey Grady, Shanny Grady, Tonya McNice (Mike), Jennifer Owens, Micah Kennedy and Dewayne Kennedy; great-grandchildren, Cortney, Drew, Hunter, Ashlyn, Kale, Barron, Kaylee, Aiden, Brooklyn, Brelin, Alpha, Breanne, Brennia, Trinity, Dustin, Dalton and Patton.

A celebration of her life will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 14, 2022 at Gregg- Langford Bookout Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wade Stark officiating. Interment will follow at Shiloh Cemetery near Paragould.

Visitation will be from 1:00 until time of service Monday at the funeral Home.

Honored to serve as pallbearers are Corey Grady, Tyler Morlen, Mike McNice, Hunter Liles, Donnie Kennedy, Tommy Kennedy, Dewayne Kennedy, Randy Ferguson and Gary Henry.