Brenda Kemp
Brenda Kemp, 76, of Hickman, Ky., passed away Monday, March 14, 2022, at her residence.
She was born on Nov. 6, 1945, in Hickman, to the late Joe H. Readenour and Annie Elizabeth Markle Readenour.
Brenda was a member of the former Middle Road Holiness Pentecostal Church and retired from Tyson Foods as a USDA inspector assistant. She also worked for the former Henry I. Siegel in South Fulton. She was an avid gardener and loved to go fishing.
She is survived by a daughter, Lisa (Toppie) Sims of Hickman; a son, Charles Steven Kemp of Hickman; three grandchildren, Susan Alexander of Arkansas, Sheree Moore of South Fulton and Lisa Marie Kemp of Union City; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Kemp; a sister, Maggie Elizabeth Readenour; and two brothers, Joe Wesley Readenour and Sam Readenour.
Pallbearers will be Donald Readenour, Joey Readenour, Cody Adams, Randy Kemp, Lynn Bryson and Charles Kemp.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow in Hickman City Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. until the hour of services Wednesday at the funeral home.
Online tributes may be left at www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com.
Published 3.15.22
