Waskom, TX - Jean Isabella (Holmes) Kennedy was born in London England on January 7, 1927 and married Eldridge Taylor Kennedy on January 4, 1946 and passed away on February 13, 2015 at Willis Knighton Pierremont hospital. Jean had two children, Lyndia (Michael) Lang, and Brian (Cinda) Kennedy; five grandchildren - Doug (Kristi) Lang, Kim (Richard) Phillips, Sean (Katy) Kennedy, Kyle Kennedy, and Tyler Kennedy; six great-grand children- Taylor Lang, Austin Ashby, Dustin Lang, Dalton Lang, Brylee Kennedy, and Chase Kennedy. Jean was preceded in death by Eldridge ("Ken"), her siblings Muriel and Murdock, her mother Charlotte and father Wilfred Holmes. Jean was a wartime bride having met Ken while she worked in a kitchen serving the troops. Jean and Ken moved back to the states and lived in West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri, Maryland, and Arizona. Jean survived Ken who died in 1997 and in 2013 Jean moved to Texas after suffering a stroke in September 2012. Throughout all the moves and challenges of life, Mom always had a positive attitude. "There's always someone who has it worse than you" was a favorite saying of hers. Her life was a positive message for the family she loved dearly. Now Mom can rest and join Dad in heaven. A family graveside gathering will be held at some point in the future in Sierra Vista where Mom will be buried next to the husband she dearly loved.