Mr. Philip Nelson Kennel age 61 of Jonesboro passed away peacefully at home after a long illness on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. Mr. Kennel was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Parkesburg, PA. He was a member of Berea Mennonite Church in East Atlanta and a longtime employee of Burch-Lowe Company. He was preceded in death by his parents: Christian D. Kennel and Gladys Hershey Kennel; sister: Esther Lamartine. He is survived by wife: Kathleen Kennel; son: Michael Kennel of San Francisco, CA; daughter: Michelle Kennel Shenk (Timothy) of Queens, NY; brothers: Chris Kennel (Rose) of Lancaster, PA, Jim Kennel (Beth) of Parkesburg, PA, Fred Kennel (Robin) of Hershey, PA, Tim Kennel (Kathy) of Souderton, PA, and Elvin Kennel (Wendy) of Parkesburg, PA; sister: Marie Stoltzfus of Honeybrook, PA, Sue Watkins (Ray) of Newark, DE, Ellen Kennel (Duane Shank) of Goshen, IN, Grace Zimmerman (Craig) of Trout Run, PA, and Phoebe Haupert (Stephen) of Williamsport, PA; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held 2 PM, Sunday December 13, 2015 in the Chapel of Ford Stewart Funeral Home. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to Prison Fellowship or Mennonite Disaster Service, two ministries that Mr. Kennel volunteered with for many years. Ford-Stewart Funeral Home, Inc., Jonesboro/Stockbridge 770-210-2700.