Funeral service for Burnell (Keenum) Waldrep , age 84 , will be held Friday, May 20, at 2:00 pm at the Enon Baptist Church in Danville, Alabama, with the Rev. Tim Kenum, Rev. Steve Ledbetter, and Rev. Wayne Penn officiating and Shelton Funeral Home directing. Burial will be in the Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service.
Mrs. Waldrep, who died Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at Decatur Morgan Hospital, was born July 27, 1931 in Lawrence County, Alabama to Charlie Kenum and Julia Mag (Bynum) Kenum. She graduated from Speake High School in 1949, married Linnes Waldrep on November 6, 1954 and was happily married until his death in 2007.
She retired from the Lurleen B. Wallace Developmental Center. Previously, she was employed by South Central Bell and the lunchroom at West Morgan School.
Mrs. Waldrep was a member of Enon Baptist Church over 70 years. She devoted her life to working with babies and preschoolers in Sunday School for 51 years where she was affectionately called “Miss Bernie”.
She is survived by her son, Rev. Phil Waldrep and his wife, Debbie of Decatur; two granddaughters; Maegan Schwindling an her husband T.C., of Decatur and Melodi Waldrep of Atlanta, Georgia and her fiancé, Parker Webb; and two great-granddaughters; Emory and Zoe Schwindling of Decatur.
Mrs. Waldrep was preceded in death by her sisters; Estell Kenum, Leola McCaghren, Maxwell Ledlow, Sallie Ret Jones, Sue Bert Kenum, and Betty McCaghren; and by her brothers; Charlie (Bud) Keenum, William (Clint) Keenum, Arthur (Mojo) Keenum and Jimmy Keenum.
Pallbearers will be Dillard Jones, Ronnie Jones, Gary Ledlow, Charles McCaghren, Howell McCaghren, Mark McCaghren, Greg Keenum, Larry Keenum and Roger Keenum.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial donations be give to Enon Baptist Church Building fund, 3293County Road 209, Danville, Alabama 35619 or to the Scholarship Fund, Northeastern Baptist College, P. O. Box 4600 Bennington Vermont 05201.
