LEWISTON — Jolene Marie Kennison, 69, of Livermore, went home to join her Heavenly Father on Friday, April 13, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, with her loving family at her side, following several years of failing health.

She was born Aug. 9, 1948, in Jay, the daughter of Joel Bushie Sr. and Dorothy (Birney) Bushie. She was a 1967 graduate of Livermore Falls High School. On July 9, 1967, at Fayette Baptist Church, she married her husband of 50 years, James Kennison. Through the years Jolene had worked in the cafeteria at Kents Hill School, Foster Manufacturing, DeCoster’s Egg Farm, selling Avon and baking cakes.

She enjoyed following her children and grandchildren’s activities, and talking on the phone with family and friends. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Jolene dedicated herself to caring for her special needs daughter, Deborah, for 40 years, selflessly, until her health prevented her from doing so. She was a member of the Wayside Bible Baptist Church since 1971, was the leader of the AWANA Children’s Program and helped with vacation Bible school.

She is survived by her husband, James Kennison, of Livermore; her son, Tim Kennison, of Augusta; three daughters, Deborah Kennison of Mechanic Falls, Rebekah Kennison of Rumford, and Martha Murray and her husband, Jonathan, of Marietta, Ga.; three grandchildren, Payton Kennison, Kooper Poisson and Makenzie Murray; sisters, Joan Bailey of Livermore Falls, Mary Walsh and her husband, Gerald, of Florida, Jean Gray and her husband, Robert, of Fayette, and June Glover of Poland; and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by brothers Joel Bushie Jr., James Bushie and John Bushie.

Messages of condolence may be sent to: www.finleyfuneralhome.com.

Jolene Marie Kennison

Jolene Marie Kennison

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