Mildred Maury Kennerly

January 20, 1941  -  September 15, 2025

Mildred Maury Kennerly was born on May 29, 1950, to the late Ruth Caroline Southern and John Kennerly Jr in Sewanee. “Maury,” as she is known by her friends and family, departed this life on September 15, 2025, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, for her heavenly home. Maury attended elementary school at the Kennerly School in Sewanee, Townsend High School, and graduated from Franklin County High School in 1966. She then attended one year at Middle Tennessee State University. Maury had a very high intelligent quota, which she would remind her family often. Maury wrote the book, “The Crucifixion of the Word” which was published and sold on Amazon on January 9, 2012. It was a love letter from God, a book about the Bible which she had not only researched but taught herself computer skills to get it published. Maury worked numerous jobs. She had been employed as the Bookkeeper and in payroll at Genesco in Cowan, as a secretary for the State of Tennessee, as well as many domestic jobs in Sewanee. Maury enjoyed playing bingo, playing the lottery, and cooking. However, her greatest joy was taking care of her mom in Sewanee until her death. She enjoyed discussing the Bible and had professed her faith at an early age as an Episcopalian. She attended Otey Parrish in Sewanee but frequently visited Mt. Sinai M.B. Church until her declining health took presence. Maury was preceded in death by her father John Kennerly Jr; mother, Ruth Kennerly; siblings, Gordon Ronald Kennerly, John Kennerly III (Ora), Charles Kennerly (Camilla), James Kennerly (Lou), Peggy Ramsey (James), Joel Kennerly Sr (Odell), and Milton Kennerly. She leaves to cherish her memories, nieces, Sandra Kennerly Brown, Charlotte Kennerly, Renee Kennerly, Valeria Kennerly, and Beth Kennerly; nephews, Joel Kennerly Jr, Edward Kennerly, and Perry McCoy; very special cousins, Joyce Faye Wilson, Pamela Peters, and Paula Campbell; and a host of cousins and friends. I experienced firsthand how strong my aunt was for the last three months. She had a resilience about her that was undeniable…Love, Sandra. Visitation will be from 12pm-1:30 pm on Monday, September 22, 2025, at Watson Funeral Home. Funeral Services will follow at 1:30 pm in the Roy B. Watson Chapel of Watson Funeral Home. Interment will follow at University Cemetery in Sewanee. Watson Funeral Home and Memorial Park, 405 Sharp Springs Road, Winchester, TN 37398, (931)-967-2345, www.watsonfhtn.com.