Jennie T. Kemp

JENNIE T. KEMP Jennie Mae Thompson Kemp passed away on Friday, December 30, 2005 at the age of 69 in Vancouver, WA, her home for the past 24 years. She was born April 24, 1936 in Manning, South Carolina and raised in Hallandale, FL where she lived until she graduated from high school. She later attended Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, graduating with a B.S. degree in 1960. A life-long devout Christian, Jennie was an active member of Community A.M.E. Zion Church and a dedicated volunteer within her community. She has had a varied and interesting background as an entrepreneur, home economist, teacher, fashion model and civil rights activist. She was also a gifted writer, playwright and a published poet and enjoyed reading and writing about African-American history. She is survived by her husband of forty-six years, The Reverend Robert F. Kemp; two sons, Ronald Keith Kemp, Washington, D.C. and Andre' Bernard Kemp (wife Deborah), Sydney, Australia; daughter, Lisa Denise Chisolm, Mitchellville, MD; mother Plumey Thompson of Hallandale, FL; one sister, four brothers, eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. A public viewing will be held at Evergreen Memorial Gardens Funeral Chapel in Vancouver, WA on January 5, 2006 from noon until 6:00 PM. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at First United Methodist Church in Vancouver, WA on January 6, 2006 at 11:00 AM.