January 22, 2025, 76, Faison —

Mrs. Dannie Ellis Kennedy, 76, a life-long Faison resident, passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2025, in the comfort of her home.

She had been employed with her father at C. P. Ellis Produce Company, had been owner/operator of Maggie’s Fashions, a dress and ladies boutique named for her mother, and had served as vice-president of Hillco Support Services for many years.

Mrs. Kennedy is survived by her three daughters and sons-in-law, Angie K. and Tom Gibson, of Goldsboro, Tara K. and Lester Myers, of Mount Olive, and Courtney K. and Bret Brown of Kenansville; grandchildren, Christian Gibson and wife, Brianna, Kendall Myers, Emma Brown, and Bennett Brown; a great-granddaughter, Ivey Gibson; a sister and brother-in-law, Barbara E. and L. S. Guy, of Faison; and a dear family friend and caregiver, Carl Faison, of Faison.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Douglas “Doug” Kennedy; and her parents, Chester P. Ellis and Maggie Kelly Ellis.  

A service to remember the life of Mrs. Dannie Kennedy will be Sunday, January 26, at 5:00 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive.  Visitation will follow the service.  On Friday, January 24, from 2 until 7 p.m., friends and neighbors will also be received at the Kennedy residence in Faison.