George David Kennedy, 82, of Alderson, WV, passed away on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at the Seneca Trail Healthcare Center in Lewisburg following a long illness.
Born Apr. 6, 1943, in Alderson, he was the son of the late George Phillip and Lucy May Craft Kennedy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his former wife, Barbara Fox Van Buren, and an infant brother.
Mr. Kennedy attended Union High School in Union, WV, and went on to serve our Country in the United States Army, having been stationed in Germany. Following his honorable discharge from the Army, he worked at the Naval Shipyards in Portsmouth, VA. Mr. Kennedy returned to West Virginia and went to work as an equipment operator for Three Brothers Inc. of Lewisburg where he worked for 12 years. He then went to work as an equipment operator for Ambler Building Contractors of Lewisburg, where he retired after 30 years of service. Mr. Kennedy retired to his homeplace, Lonesome Valley Farm on Flat Mountain, Alderson. He was a member of the Flat Mountain Missionary Baptist Church on Flat Mountain, Alderson, and was an avid classic car and old farm equipment enthusiast.
Survivors include his son, David Lee Kennedy and his wife, Amy Kennedy, of Sinks Grove, WV; and many friends who became family.
Funeral services will be Sunday, June 8, at the Lobban Funeral Home Chapel in Alderson, with Pastor Randy Burdette officiating. Burial will follow in the Alderson Cemetery in Alderson. Friends may call Sunday, June 8, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
For those wishing to show an expression of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Mr. Kennedy to the Flat Mountain Missionary Baptist Church, P.O. Box 777, Alderson, WV 24910.
Online condolences and memories may be shared with the Kennedy family at www.lobbanfh.com.
Arrangements by Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, WV.
