Susan Castles Kennedy, 73, of Kingstree, SC, widow of George Curtis Kennedy, Jr., passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at The Methodist Manor, Florence, SC, where she had been residing for the past four years.

Ms. Kennedy was born May 15, 1944, in Columbia, South Carolina, a daughter of the late Joe Blair and Norma Darby Castles.  She was a graduate of Eau Claire High School in Columbia, SC, and received a B.A. from Winthrop College and a M.E.D from Francis Marion University.  For twenty-five years Mrs. Kennedy was a teacher in Williamsburg County, where she taught at Williamsburg Academy and eventually retired after teaching at Kingstree Junior High School for many years.  Before her health declined, Mrs. Kennedy was an active member with the Kingstree Garden Club. Susan was a member of Kingstree United Methodist Church.

Surviving Mrs. Kennedy are: her daughter, Laura Barrow Kennedy, of New Zion, SC; a brother, Joe Blair Castles, Jr. (Patricia); a sister, Blaire Castles Smoak (Gilbert); and a sister-in-law, Judy Kennedy King (James), and many nieces and nephews.  She also leaves behind her beloved lab, Jesse. Mrs. Kennedy was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and most recently, her younger daughter, Kathryn Blair Kennedy.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 22, 2017, in Kingstree United Methodist Church, with burial in Kingstree Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., before the funeral, in the Kingstree United Methodist Church Ladies Parlor.

The family is especially grateful to the doctors, staff and friends at The Methodist Manor and McLeod Hospice.

Memorials, in lieu of flowers, may be sent to the Kingstree United Methodist Church, 510 North Longstreet Street, Kingstree, SC, 29556, or The Alzheimer’s Association, 4600 Park Road, Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209.