Janie Sue Kennedy, age 84 of Monroe and formerly of Fairplay, passed away peacefully on Sept. 26, 2025.

Ms. Kennedy was born in Mansfield, GA, on July 31, 1941. She attended Rutledge and Madison schools, and was a 1959 Honor Graduate of Reidsville High School. She returned to Morgan County as a single mother raising two young daughters, and she supported her family as a secretary and bookkeeper. She worked at Sowhatchet Plantation, Wellington Puritan Mills, Morgan County Commissioners Office, and for A.L. Williams at Little River Farms. Ms. Kennedy was employed for over a decade with the State of Georgia. In retirement, she worked part time as a tour guide at the Rogers House & Rose Cottage Museum and at the “In High Cotton” Boutique in Madison.

Janie enjoyed many passions and hobbies including painting, playing piano, singing, watching movies, sewing, and rescuing animals. She was passionate about history and accumulated books on a variety of topics. In her spare time, she was an avid collector of antiques and a frequent thrift shopper. She was fond of relaxing with friends and family at the beach, lake and swimming pool. Most of all she adored spending time with the Kennedy Family. She loved her siblings, daughters, nieces and nephews, and her grandchildren immensely. Her home was a favorite gathering place full of good times and family traditions.

The family will receive guests at the Meadows Funeral Home in Monroe on Sunday, October 5, 2025. Visitation is from 12:00 pm - 2:30p.m. Funeral services will start at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Cory Sexton officiating. Interment will follow at the Kennedy Family Cemetery, 4947 Winder Hwy., Braselton, Georgia. All friends and family are invited to attend.

Ms. Kennedy was preceded in death by her parents, John Eulos Kennedy and Lillie Mae Wheeler Kennedy; her sisters, Gwendolyn Hamby and Evelyn Cureton; her brother, Walton Kennedy; and her brother-in-law Elmer Hawk. She is survived by her daughters, Lisa Graves McGee of Atlanta and Michele Brown Ramsey (Michael) of Monroe; her grandchildren, Robert Kelly McGee III of Hartsville, SC, Anna Kennedy McGee Winburn (Bradley) of Hartsville, SC, Megan Whitley Ramsey of San Mateo, CA, and Matthew Chandler Ramsey of Athens; her sister, Carolyn Hawk of Rutledge; and her many nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews. 

The pallbearers will be her nephews, Bobby Hawk, Scott Cureton, and Eric Cureton; and her great nephews, Jerrod Hawk, Bradley Hawk, and Adam Hawk.

We welcome friends and family to sign the online guest registry at www.meadowsfuneralhomeinc.com. Meadows Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of the arrangements.