Mary Kendrick, 85, of West Haven, departed this life on October 22, 2019. She was the widow of Virgil Kendrick.
Mrs. Kendrick was born in Greenville, NC on August 31, 1934, daughter of the late Heber and Sarah Spell.
She was retired from Bayer Pharmaceuticals.
She leaves to cherish loving memories, her children, Jerry Kendrick, Sylvia (Ronald) Waller, Glen (Kathy) Kendrick, Victor (Delesha) Kendrick and Jacqueline (Scott) Boyd; a sister, Sarah (Noble) Spruel; brother, Ray (Patricia) Spell; 17 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was predeceased by her children, Terry and Pamela Kendrick; great grandson, Mark Kendrick Jr; sisters, Florence Daughtry, Margie Lewis and Ruth Howard; and brothers, Johnny and William O. Spell.
A celebration of Mrs. Kendrick’s life and legacy will be held Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church, 64 Brewster St., New Haven. Viewing will be held at the church from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Beaverdale Memorial Park.
Mommy you were the picture of health, we don’t understand why you had to leave us so quickly; we can only think that God needed you there with Him nothing else makes sense. Our life will never be the same, Mom, without you a part of it; we were just talking plans for Thanksgiving and how you couldn’t wait the day we ALL come together once again. The sound of your voice the things you would say, and the love you always shown us will live on in each and every one of us forever for now we carry you in our hearts. You were truly a gem of a mom, and I thank God for blessing us with such a wonderful mother; we miss you so much already, Mom; you were the glue to our family now will have to figure out how we will go on in this life; we know with Gods grace and his mercy we will be ok; but we also know it is not going to be an easy road for any of us. But Mommy we know what you would want us to continue to do and we promise we will forever stay connected. So We Love and RIP Mommy. ???
Mom, It has been a solid year since the Lord suddenly called you home. Besides the unknowing, the obvious was your excellent health didn’t warrant you to go. The qualities you were blessed to have while still in this world at the age of 85 were nothing short of a blessing and miracles and definitely amazing to behold. We watched all our lives how you carried on daily with your chores and the things you liked to partake of. We admired your tenacity and energy… you had the stamina and the physical ability of doing as you always did for as long as your loved ones could remember … I can honestly say I understand now why you exited this life as you did on October 22, 2020. Nobody knew what was coming down the pike but of course God did; If you had to go through this pandemic every day, we feel you would not have been able to whether this storm; most importantly, you would have been petrified with high anxiety not being able to stick with your predictable schedule living your life as you were accustomed to; so knowing what we know now the Lord thought it was best to bring you home before we were hit with this pandemic, and we agree. So today Im thanking God you did not have to stick around for this… by the same token, Mom, we all miss you oh so much, but we are confident daddy, Pam, Terry, your sisters, brothers, and parents are ecstatic to have you there with them; so until we can meet again continue to RIP! ?? Love
you Mom.
Sylvia
To the Kendrick Family,
I was saddened to hear of the passing of your mom “Aunt Mag” as I used to call her. You all have my condolences & prayers during this time. Know that God will get you through one day at time.
Georgetta Jackson
Sylvia, Victor, Ray, and entire Kendrick family: hold each and every memory of your mom and sister in your hearts. She was always pleasant & we always brought each other up to date when we would see each other. She had a kind sweet spirit: the beautiful woman will be missed. May God comfort and strengthen you all during this difficult time ??‼️ Angela D. Thigpen
My prayers goes out to the family