Jane Ellen Kendall, 83, passed away in Starkville on Monday, January 17, 2022.

Born in Starkville in 1938, she was preceded in death by two younger brothers who were both stillborn in the 1940’s and by her oldest son, Sheldon Kohn who died in 2019.


She is survived by her husband of 42 years, Robert Kendall of Starkville MS, and two sons, Bryan Kohn of Huntsville, Alabama and David Kohn of Spring Hill, Florida. She was the proud grandmother of Nicholas, Britani, Rachel, and Adam, and the great grandmother of Scarlett.

She attended college at MSU, MSCW, and UA in Tuscaloosa and enjoyed a long retirement after being a business owner with her husband.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her honor to help animals would please her to no end.