Wilma May Kennedy, 72, of Alexander, Arkansas passed away at home on Saturday, August 14, 2021. She was born to the late James "Carby" and Dorothy Bench on Tuesday, August 24, 1948, in Lone Rock, Arkansas. She loved seeing her daughters and grandchildren and spending time with them. She enjoyed listening to classic gospel and country music and watching western movies in her spare time. She was of Church of Christ faith.

She is preceded in death by her parents, James Corbet and Dorothy Elizabeth Bench from Lone Rock, Arkansas; brothers, James Lewis Bench and Henry Eugene Bench; and husband, Billy Edward Kennedy.

She is survived by her two loving daughters, Karen Elizabeth Martin and her husband, Billy Martin, and Rhonda Ann Bailey and her husband, Mark Bailey; ten grandchildren, Kaylene and Timothy Martian, Austin Boyd, Tristen Bailey, Lane and Kim Medlock, Cordellia Bailey, Jonathan Noordhoek, Taylor Martin, Michelle Bailey, Logan Noordhoek, and Madison Martin; two great granddaughters, Aubree and Fallon; three great-great grandsons, Eli, Stetson, and Jakob; along with numerous of other family and friends who love and will miss her dearly.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, August 20, 2021, at 12:00 P.M. at Burnt School House Cemetery in Norfork, Arkansas. The visitation will be the evening prior from 6-8 P.M. at Dial and Dudley Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude's in Mrs. Kennedy's memory.

To sign her online guestbook, visit: www.dialanddudleyfuneralhome.com .

Services provided by Dial and Dudley Funeral Home.