Kennedy, Sherman Charles   	
  
GLADEWATER - Services for Sherman Charles Kennedy, 72, of Gladewater, will be 11 a.m. 
Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ellis Hayden, the 
Rev. Weldon Jones and Larry W. Osborne officiating. Burial will be in Gladewater 
Memorial Park.

Born July 8, 1935, in Healdton, Oklahoma, he died Friday, October 26, 2007, in Austin. 
A 1953 honor graduate of Gladewater High School, he graduated with honors from Kilgore 
College in 1955, and in 1964, was an honor graduate of the University of Texas School 
of Pharmacy.

He was a member of the Army National Guard.

On July 5, 1958, in Gladewater, Texas, he married Madelyn Holloway. In June 1964, he 
became a pharmacist and later co-owner of Jobe Drug Company in Gladewater. The business 
closed in April 2007, at which time he retired.

He was a member of the East Texas Pharmaceutical Association, Gladewater Roundup Rodeo 
Association, Gladewater Chamber of Commerce and a frequent visitor of the Gladewater 
Lion's Club. He was a member of First Baptist Church and served as a member of the 
board of directors. He especially enjoyed serving as kitchen helper for Wednesday night 
suppers. An avid golfer and hunter, he enjoyed all sports, especially Texas Longhorn 
sports. Each year he attended the boys UIL State Basketball tournament.

He is survived by his wife, Madelyn Kennedy of Gladewater; daughter and son-in-law, 
Claire and Brian McAtee of Oklahoma City; granddaughter, Danielle McAtee of Oklahoma 
City; brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Martha Kennedy of East Mountain; sister and 
brother-in-law, Ruth and Lee Downing of Kilgore; sister-in-law, Barbara Kennedy of 
Gladewater; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Coleman and Ora Kennedy; two brothers, 
Floyd Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy; and two sisters, Oretha Hyden and Luvena Thompson.

Pallbearers will be members of the Harold Keller Sunday school class at First Baptist 
Church.

If so desired, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1444, Gladewater, 
TX 75647; or to the Gladewater Roundup Rodeo Association, P.O. Box 566, Gladewater, TX 
75647.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today, October 29, 2007, at Croley Funeral 
Home in Gladewater.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 10/29/2007.

NOTE: Obit says burial will be in Gladewater Memorial Cemetery.  This is not correct.
He was buried in Rosedale Cemetery in Gladewater.