Patricia Kaye Patton Kennedy

Patricia Kaye Patton Kennedy, 72, of Vonore, TN, died on December 12, 2014. She was born in Maryville, TN, one of 8 children born to Thomas G. and Nelly Riddle Patton. She attended Alcoa High School and The University of Tennessee. She was survived by her husband of 54 years, Charles Oley Kennedy and her children Sherri Jayne Kennedy Riden and Christopher Todd Kennedy and her two grandchildren Kelli Deann Joines and Alec T. Riden. She is also survived by two siblings Billy Ruth Patton Anderson of Alcoa, TN and James H. Patton of Flint, MI. Mrs. Kennedy is retired from TVA, Knoxville, TN and JTEKT, Vonore, TN and is an active consultant for Longaberger Baskets. She was also a member of Hopewell Springs Baptist Church, Vonore, TN. Receiving of friends will be Monday, Dec. 15 from 5-8pm at Victory Baptist Church with a celebration of her life immediately following through 9:00. The burial will be held at 1:00 on Tuesday, December 16 at Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, TN. Memorial gifts in Mrs. Kennedy's memory can be made to the University of Tennessee Medical Centers' Cancer Institute. Arrangements by Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 983-1000, www.SmithFuneralandCremation.com . To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Patricia Kaye Patton Kennedy please visit our Sympathy Store.