MYRTLE BEACH | Aisley Love Kenny, 86, died Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at home surrounded by loved ones. She was born September 6, 1920 in Dillon County, South Carolina, a daughter of the late James M. and Eva Coats Love. Mrs. Kenny was predeceased by her beloved husband, Patrick J. Kenny Jr.; a son, Patrick J. Kenny III; a brother, Vincent N. Love; and a son-in-law, Herbie Hart. Aisley graduated from Latta High School in 1937. After high school, worked for Macks 5&10, rising to the position of Manager in Raeford, N.C. During World War II she worked for Civil Service at Laurinburg Maxton Army Air Base, retiring after she was married to raise a family. When her children entered college, she began working again at the Army Air Force Exchange Service and retired in 1974. She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she served as G.A. Director, President of the W.M.U., a Sunday School teacher and various church committees. Aisley was a member of the ''Seaside Emmaus Community'' and a former member of the Christian Women's Club. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary where she served as Chaplin. In 1983, after her son's death, she began a personal ministry of reaching out to bereaved parents. She also became a bereavement volunteer with Mercy Hospice of Horry County. In 1985, along with her husband, Pat and two other ladies, she applied for and received a charter from the National Organization of the ''Compassionate Friends'' to start a local chapter, naming it ''The Waccamaw Chapter.'' This chapter still serves Horry and Georgetown counties. There are over 800 chapters in the United States. This is a self-help international organization offering friendship and understanding to bereaved parents and siblings. Survivors include two daughters, Terry Gaskin and her husband, Rick, of Pawleys Island, S.C. and Debbie Hart of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; four grandchildren, Kerri G. Amerman and her husband, Geoff, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Erin Gaskin of Luzern, Switzerland, Calvin Hart III and Keegan Hart, both of Myrtle Beach, S.C. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, February 10, 2007 at First Baptist Church of Myrtle Beach with the Rev. Bruce Crawford and the Rev. Dr. Stan Smith officiating. Burial will follow the service at Hillcrest Cemetery in Conway, S.C. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. at McMillan-Small Funeral Home on Friday, February 9, 2007. An online guest book is available at www.msfh.net or at MyrtleBeachOnline.com. Memorials may be made to The Compassionate Friends, PO Box 3696 Oak Brook, IL 60522 or the Withers Swash Park Ministry at First Baptist Church, 500 4th Ave. North, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 or Mercy Hospice of Horry County, PO Box 50460, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. McMillan-Small Funeral Home of Myrtle Beach is serving the family. Published in The Sun News on 2/9/2007.