Fariel B. Kennington, Sr.
July 29, 1950 — January 7, 2014
Mr. Fariel B. Kennington, Sr., 63 of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. Mr. Kennington was born in Samson, Alabama and was raised in Lake City. He retired from Sawyer Gas in Lake City with over 20 years of employment. Mr. Kennington was a member of Hopeful Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening, carpentry work and raising bulldogs and game chickens. He was preceded in death by his wife, Esther Kennington, his father, Ralph Baron Kennington and one brother, Harold Kennington.
Survivors include his mother, Mattie Lee Kennington, Lake City; five children, Melissa (Rafael) Reyes, Jacksonville, Michelle (Scott) McCauley, Wellborn, Melinda Kennington, Lake City, Fariel B. Kennington, Jr., Raiford and Darrell Lee (Jessica) Kennington, Raiford; four sisters and his younger brother, Ricky (Donna) Kennington, Lake City; ten grandchildren and one great grandchild also survives.
Funeral services for Mr. Kennington will be conducted on Friday, January 10, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Hopeful Baptist Church with Rev. Brandon Witt, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of White Springs officiating. Interment will follow at Hopeful Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8:00 PM Thursday evening at the funeral home.