
Kendrick is the son of Carolyn and Kenneth McDougald and the grandson of Nellie Baker of Benson, NC, the late Elder J.T. Baker, and Mr. and Mrs. Myles McDougald, also of Benson, NC. Kendrick graduated from South Johnston High School in 1996 and earned his Funeral Director Diploma from Fayetteville Technical Community College. He began his career at Dafford Funeral Home, Inc. in 2005.
Kendrick is a member of Johnston's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Benson, NC, and is also affiliated with the Beauty of Dunn Masonic Lodge #155, F & AM. He and his wife, Idesha, live in Benson, NC, and have one son, Bradley. In his spare time, Kendrick enjoys fishing and hunting.