NameLois Kennedy
Birth11 May 1920, Davidson County, NC
Death13 May 2000, Davidson County, NC
Burial16 May 2000, Holly Hill Memorial Park, Thomasville, Davidson County, NC
Spouses
Birth23 Jun 1915, Stanly County, NC
Death6 Apr 1993, Thomasville, Davidson County, NC
Burial8 Apr 1993, Holly Hill Memorial Park, Thomasville, Davidson County, NC
Marriage25 Oct 1949, Chesterfield County, SC
ChildrenBetty
Jessie
Brenda
Donna
Sherry
James Freddie
John Eddie
Notes for Lois Kennedy
Lois Cranford
Thomasville - Mrs. Lois Kennedy Cranford, 80, of 486 Harrison Hedrick Road died May 13, 2000, at her residence.
She was born May 11, 1920, in Davidson County, a daughter of Ranson Dalford and Florence Chapel Kennedy. She had been a lifelong resident of this area. She and her husband, John Willard Cranford, were owners and operators of the T-Ville Diner for 21 years. Upon her retirement in 1980, she was employed with T-Ville Diner until her health failed a few months ago.
She was a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. On Oct. 25, 1949, she was married to John Willard Cranford, who died April 6, 1993. She also was preceded in death by a son, Jack P. Chapel.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Betty Hughes and her husband, Harold, of Lexington; Mrs. Jessie Freeman of Hickory; Mrs. Brenda Hill and her husband, Odell, of Lexington; Mrs. Donna C. Wright and her husband, Larry, of Lexington and Sherry C. Everhart of Thomasville; two sons, James Freddie Cranford and his wife, Kay, of Thomasville and John Eddie Cranford and his wife, Pat, of Thomasville; 19 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in J.C. Green & Sons Chapel by the Rev. Carroll M. Upton. Burial will be in Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-9 tonight at the funeral home and other times at the home of the son, James Freddie Cranford of 416 Harrison Hedrick Road.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Davidson County, Lexington, NC.