Jerry Thomas Kendall

Background

Jerry Kendall was born on July 5, 1932, in Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States. He was the son of John Lock and Bessie Moore Kendall.

Education

Kendall graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1962.

Career

Jerry Thomas Kendall served his country proudly in the United States Army serving in Korea and Vietnam from 1952 to 1973, retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer. From 1973 to 1979 he was a regional director of security at Munford, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia. Then he became an associate director of corporate security at Days Inns of America, Atlanta.

In 1985 he held a position as a president and polygraph examiner at Jerry T. Kendall and Associates, Inc. (professional polygraph service), Orlando. From 1988 to 1990 Kendall served as a director of security and safety at Viostana Resort, Orlando, Florida. In 1990 he started his writing career.

Jerry was a member of the Marlboro County Historic Preservation Board, and Chairman of the Museum Committee and the Marlboro Historical Society, and was on numerous other boards and commissions.

His books include Bennettsville Cotton Mill (1998), The Kendall Family: Descendants of William Kendall, Westmoreland County, Virginia (1998), Hungerford-Griffith Cemetery, Leedstown, Virginia (1998), Confederate Burials, Marlboro County, South Carolina (2001), Bennettsville and Marlboro County in Vintage Postcards (2003).

Achievements

• Jerry Thomas Kendall was recognized as a historian and author. For his military service in the United States Army, he was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, and eleven other Korean and Vietnam service medals.

Works

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  • Bennettsville and Marlboro County in Vintage Postcards

    (Nestled in South Carolina's Pee Dee region, Bennettsville...)

    2003
  • Bennettsville Cotton Mill 1998

Religion

Jerry was an active member of Christ United Methodist Church.

Membership

Kendall was a Mason, where he earned the York and Scottish Rites and was a Shriner. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

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  Sons of the American Revolution , United States

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  Sons of Confederate Veterans , United States

Connections

Jerry was married to Dora Dover on October 29, 1955. They had two children: Tammy Kendall Rowe and Paul Estill Abrams, Jr.

Father:

John Lock Kendall

Mother:

Bessie Moore Kendall

Daughter:

Tammy Kendall Rowe

Wife:

Dora (Dover) Kendall

Son:

Paul Estill Abrams Kendall