Syble Boyles Kennedy died November 22 at Mitchell Hollingsworth Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 90. A native of Lawrence County, she was born November 10, 1924, to Prince M. and Nancy Blankenship Boyles. She and her late husband, William H. Kennedy (Jack), moved the Shoals area in the early 1950''s. Syble graduated from Shoals Technical Institute (Northwest Shoals Community College) in 1966, and she worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse for 32 years, primarily at the Florence Clinic.
Visitation will begin Saturday, November, 29, at 10:00, at Elkins Funeral Home in Florence. The service will follow at noon. Burial will be at the Whitehouse Community Cemetery in Marion County, Alabama. Ministers for the service are nephew Neil Carter and Bro. Chris Underwood. Pall bearers will be nephews Todd and Lane Johnson, Johnny Muston, and dear friends David McGee and Ed Yielding.
Syble was a long-time member of Highland Baptist Church where she served in the preschool ministry for about 41 years and coordinated the flower ministry for several years. She loved square dancing, sewing, quilting, and crocheting, and especially spending time with her family and friends.
She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, and siblings James P. Boyles of Fayette, Alabama, Herbert (Pinky) Boyles of Moulton, Alabama, and Clarine Muston of Muscle Shoals.
She is survived by her daughter, Rebekah (Becky) Nix and her husband, Danny. She is also survived by her sister, Judy Johnson of Moulton, Alabama, and three grandchildren: Beth Falkenberg and her husband, Mark, of Huntsville, Matt Turner and his wife, Amy, also of Huntsville, and Rick Nix and his wife, Gina, of Athens. She has a host of precious great-grandchildren: Zoe, Luke, Hope, and Troy Falkenberg, Olive and Marshall Turner, all of Huntsville, and Cason Nix and step-great grandchildren, Brianna, Brenden, and Grayson Baker and Caden Gray, all of Athens.
Syble is also survived by several very special friends: George and Mary Lavender of Valdosta, Georgia, Ed Yielding and Donna Gay Underwood of Florence, and Jim and Precy Underwood of Florence.
The family would like to express heartfelt thanks to the staff of Mitchell Hollingsworth Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, especially to the staff on Station 2, for their loving care for almost three years.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you make any memorials to the preschool ministry at Highland Baptist Church.