George Shelby Kennard was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in March 1858, the son of Michael Shelby Kennard and Mary Saunders Kennard. A graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, at Louisville, Kentucky, George began his religious service as pastor of the Baptist Church at Bentonville, Arkansas. George was married to Miss Maude Cunningham, a daughter of the Honorable J.F. Cunningham, but after her death in 1884 he married Miss Annie Collins of Van Buren, Arkansas. The couple came to Luray in 1896 when Dr. Kennard became the minister at the Main Street Baptist Church. "This place he filled for more than ten years (1896-1906). During this pastorate many lasting friendships were formed. No Luray pastor of any denomination was more generally loved and respected than this devout Christian man. Dr. Kennard was splendidly educated and was particularly gifted in his command of pure and beautiful English."
While the family spent pleasant years in Luray, the death of a son, Michael Shelby Kennard, impacted the family hard when he passed away on June 13, 1900, only days after his seventh birthday. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. The Shelby family had seven children in all. Adeline was one of those born (1905) in Luray and was later buried, after her death in 1937, in the family plot in Evergreen Cemetery.
George Kennard joined the Summers-Koontz Camp No. 490, United Sons of Confederate Veterans during its organization in the summer of 1904 and was elected chaplain in which post he served until the family moved from Luray in 1907.
The Kennard family then moved to Appomattox where Dr. Kennard served as pastor of the Williamsburg congregation after which he was located at several places in Kentucky. He then moved to Texas where he served several pastorates until his heart began to fail in the 1930s. Since that time Dr. Kennard and his wife made their home with a daughter, Estelle (Mrs. Tom Hickey) in Fort Hoyle, near Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kennard's death occurred in October 1936 while a patient at Walter Reid Hospital. Mr. & Mrs. Guthrie Kennard of Richmond; Mr. & Mrs. Ewing Kennard and Miss Adeline Kennard, of Washington, accompanied Dr. Kennard's body to Luray. Dr. Kennard's wife, who had been paralyzed in 1935, was unable to attend and Mrs. Hickey remained with her in Fort Hoyle. Dr. Kennard was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Luray on October 29, 1936.
While the family spent pleasant years in Luray, the death of a son, Michael Shelby Kennard, impacted the family hard when he passed away on June 13, 1900, only days after his seventh birthday. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. The Shelby family had seven children in all. Adeline was one of those born (1905) in Luray and was later buried, after her death in 1937, in the family plot in Evergreen Cemetery.
George Kennard joined the Summers-Koontz Camp No. 490, United Sons of Confederate Veterans during its organization in the summer of 1904 and was elected chaplain in which post he served until the family moved from Luray in 1907.
The Kennard family then moved to Appomattox where Dr. Kennard served as pastor of the Williamsburg congregation after which he was located at several places in Kentucky. He then moved to Texas where he served several pastorates until his heart began to fail in the 1930s. Since that time Dr. Kennard and his wife made their home with a daughter, Estelle (Mrs. Tom Hickey) in Fort Hoyle, near Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kennard's death occurred in October 1936 while a patient at Walter Reid Hospital. Mr. & Mrs. Guthrie Kennard of Richmond; Mr. & Mrs. Ewing Kennard and Miss Adeline Kennard, of Washington, accompanied Dr. Kennard's body to Luray. Dr. Kennard's wife, who had been paralyzed in 1935, was unable to attend and Mrs. Hickey remained with her in Fort Hoyle. Dr. Kennard was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Luray on October 29, 1936.
George Shelby Kennard was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in March 1858, the son of Michael Shelby Kennard and Mary Saunders Kennard. A graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, at Louisville, Kentucky, George began his religious service as pastor of the Baptist Church at Bentonville, Arkansas. George was married to Miss Maude Cunningham, a daughter of the Honorable J.F. Cunningham, but after her death in 1884 he married Miss Annie Collins of Van Buren, Arkansas. The couple came to Luray in 1896 when Dr. Kennard became the minister at the Main Street Baptist Church. "This place he filled for more than ten years (1896-1906). During this pastorate many lasting friendships were formed. No Luray pastor of any denomination was more generally loved and respected than this devout Christian man. Dr. Kennard was splendidly educated and was particularly gifted in his command of pure and beautiful English."
While the family spent pleasant years in Luray, the death of a son, Michael Shelby Kennard, impacted the family hard when he passed away on June 13, 1900, only days after his seventh birthday. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. The Shelby family had seven children in all. Adeline was one of those born (1905) in Luray and was later buried, after her death in 1937, in the family plot in Evergreen Cemetery.
George Kennard joined the Summers-Koontz Camp No. 490, United Sons of Confederate Veterans during its organization in the summer of 1904 and was elected chaplain in which post he served until the family moved from Luray in 1907.
The Kennard family then moved to Appomattox where Dr. Kennard served as pastor of the Williamsburg congregation after which he was located at several places in Kentucky. He then moved to Texas where he served several pastorates until his heart began to fail in the 1930s. Since that time Dr. Kennard and his wife made their home with a daughter, Estelle (Mrs. Tom Hickey) in Fort Hoyle, near Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kennard's death occurred in October 1936 while a patient at Walter Reid Hospital. Mr. & Mrs. Guthrie Kennard of Richmond; Mr. & Mrs. Ewing Kennard and Miss Adeline Kennard, of Washington, accompanied Dr. Kennard's body to Luray. Dr. Kennard's wife, who had been paralyzed in 1935, was unable to attend and Mrs. Hickey remained with her in Fort Hoyle. Dr. Kennard was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Luray on October 29, 1936.
While the family spent pleasant years in Luray, the death of a son, Michael Shelby Kennard, impacted the family hard when he passed away on June 13, 1900, only days after his seventh birthday. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. The Shelby family had seven children in all. Adeline was one of those born (1905) in Luray and was later buried, after her death in 1937, in the family plot in Evergreen Cemetery.
George Kennard joined the Summers-Koontz Camp No. 490, United Sons of Confederate Veterans during its organization in the summer of 1904 and was elected chaplain in which post he served until the family moved from Luray in 1907.
The Kennard family then moved to Appomattox where Dr. Kennard served as pastor of the Williamsburg congregation after which he was located at several places in Kentucky. He then moved to Texas where he served several pastorates until his heart began to fail in the 1930s. Since that time Dr. Kennard and his wife made their home with a daughter, Estelle (Mrs. Tom Hickey) in Fort Hoyle, near Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Kennard's death occurred in October 1936 while a patient at Walter Reid Hospital. Mr. & Mrs. Guthrie Kennard of Richmond; Mr. & Mrs. Ewing Kennard and Miss Adeline Kennard, of Washington, accompanied Dr. Kennard's body to Luray. Dr. Kennard's wife, who had been paralyzed in 1935, was unable to attend and Mrs. Hickey remained with her in Fort Hoyle. Dr. Kennard was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Luray on October 29, 1936.
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