Darwin Kennedy

Darwin Keith Kennedy Sr., 77, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. A longtime resident of Chattanooga and North Georgia, he was retired owner and operator of Kennedy Tire Co. and also worked for the NASA Program at Brown Engineering. He was a member of East Chattanooga Church of God and was a veteran of the US Navy. Mr. Kennedy was preceded in death by his son, Keith Kennedy ; parents, Earl and Estelle Kennedy and brother, Earl Kennedy Jr. Survivors are his wife of 55 years, Sue Perkins Kennedy; daughter, Kelly Kennedy, Ringgold and son, Ken (Becky) Kennedy, Cumming, Ga.; sister, Lois "Frankie" Visage, East Ridge; grandsons, Zach and Jake Kennedy and Alex Stewart; several nieces and nephews. Services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Fred Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Lakewood Memory Gardens, South with Zach Kennedy, Jake Kennedy, Alex Stewart, Mike Lee, Stefan Hanley and Charles Madison serving as pallbearers. Visit wwwheritagefh.com to share words of comfort. The family will receive friends today from 2-8 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 East Brainerd Road.