Edna Rowan Kennedy Obituary
Edna Rowan Kennedy (Champaign, Illinois), born on October 25, 1946 in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, passed away on August 1, 2026. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Edna Rowan Kennedy to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Idelia Lee (Postway) and Isaiah Lee; her son Kenneth Rowan; her siblings, Dorothy Mapson and Jesse Owens; her niece Rochelle Lee; and her great-niece Kamryn Murphy.
She is survived by: her sons, Darrick Lee of Champaign, Illinois and Kelvin Rowan of Champaign, Illinois; her goddaughter Ashley Wilson of Champaign; her grandchildren, Alicia Haley of Atlanta, Alexis Haley of Champaign, Kameron Rowan of Champaign, Destiny Rowan of Champaign and Peja Rowan of Champaign; her stepgrandson Austin Leevy of Champaign; her siblings, Ebbie Hemphill (Marcus) of Oxon Hill, Maryland, Jeanette Clark of Urbana, Illinois, Mae Lee of Champaign, Illinois, Becky Wagner (Christopher) of Fredericksburg, Virginia. and Charles Lee of Texas; her great grandchildren, Gary Walker of Atlanta, Georgia. and Ariya Lewis of Atlanta, Georgia.; and her nieces and nephews, Sandra Lee, Daronda Harris, Katrina Lee, Keenna Holmes, Greg Lee (Raheem Shakur), Jerry Lewis, Tim Ray, Tim Price and Simon Mapson. She is also survived by seven great-nieces, two great-nephews; a host of cousins, dear friends.
