WILLIAM D. KENNEDY SR., 63, of Atlantic died Wednesday, October 14th at his residence in Atlantic.  A gathering to celebrate the life of WILLIAM KENNEDY SR., will be held from 4-until 6-p.m. Thursday, October 22nd at the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic, where a prayer service and military honors beginn at 4:30-p.m., Thursday.

WILLIAM D. KENNEDY SR. is survived by:

Wife: Donna Kennedy of Atlantic.

Children: William (Emily) Kennedy JR. of Elliott.  Michelle (Jon) Gifford of Atlantic.  Alan (Chris) Kennedy of Atlantic.

Step-Children: Jeanie (Alan) Kirschen of Red Oak.  Craig (Nancy) Poole of Omaha, NE.

5 Grandchildren