Mary Irene (Jones) Jennings, age 95, of Mt. Vernon, IN, passed away on June 26, 2021. She was born October 31, 1925, in Lawrenceville, IL, to the late Charles H. Jones and Edith Mae (Hughes) Jones.
Mary was a 1944 graduate of Sumner High School and a 1947 graduate of Good Samaritan School of Nursing, Vincennes, IN, where she earned her degree as a Registered Nurse. She was a 1950 graduate of Fairmont School of Anesthetist in Fairmont, WV. Mary married Harold Francis Jennings on February 14, 1954 and they were together for 54 years before his death in 2008. She retired from Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN, in 1981 after 18 years of service. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, Mt. Vernon, IN, where she taught Sunday School for many years and was a member of the United Methodist Women. In July 2016, she moved to Fishers, IN, to be closer to family. She remained in the Fishers area until her death. Along with raising her family and working as a nurse, Mary enjoyed traveling and reading.
She is survived by her son, Steven Jennings and his wife Mona of Fayetteville, GA; daughter, Shirley Jennings of Fishers, IN; granddaughter, Stephanie Jennings of Tysons Corner, VA; and many nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband Harold; father, Charles H. Jones; mothers, Edith (Hughes) Jones and Marie (Hill) Jones; and four siblings and their spouses: Ellen Kingsley and Ellen's husband Virgil of Spring Arbor, MI; Fred Craig and Fred's wife Evalyn of Findlay, OH; Donald Jones and Don's wife Esther of Winfield, IL; Lorraine Long and Lorraine's husband Harold of Murrietta, CA.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main St., Mt. Vernon, IN, and from 9:00 am until 10:00 am service time on Friday at Faith United Methodist Church. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, July 2, 2021, at Faith United Methodist Church, 231 Wolflin Street, Mt. Vernon, IN. Burial at Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, IL.
Mary was a 1944 graduate of Sumner High School and a 1947 graduate of Good Samaritan School of Nursing, Vincennes, IN, where she earned her degree as a Registered Nurse. She was a 1950 graduate of Fairmont School of Anesthetist in Fairmont, WV. Mary married Harold Francis Jennings on February 14, 1954 and they were together for 54 years before his death in 2008. She retired from Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN, in 1981 after 18 years of service. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, Mt. Vernon, IN, where she taught Sunday School for many years and was a member of the United Methodist Women. In July 2016, she moved to Fishers, IN, to be closer to family. She remained in the Fishers area until her death. Along with raising her family and working as a nurse, Mary enjoyed traveling and reading.
She is survived by her son, Steven Jennings and his wife Mona of Fayetteville, GA; daughter, Shirley Jennings of Fishers, IN; granddaughter, Stephanie Jennings of Tysons Corner, VA; and many nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband Harold; father, Charles H. Jones; mothers, Edith (Hughes) Jones and Marie (Hill) Jones; and four siblings and their spouses: Ellen Kingsley and Ellen's husband Virgil of Spring Arbor, MI; Fred Craig and Fred's wife Evalyn of Findlay, OH; Donald Jones and Don's wife Esther of Winfield, IL; Lorraine Long and Lorraine's husband Harold of Murrietta, CA.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main St., Mt. Vernon, IN, and from 9:00 am until 10:00 am service time on Friday at Faith United Methodist Church. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, July 2, 2021, at Faith United Methodist Church, 231 Wolflin Street, Mt. Vernon, IN. Burial at Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, IL.
Mary Irene (Jones) Jennings, age 95, of Mt. Vernon, IN, passed away on June 26, 2021. She was born October 31, 1925, in Lawrenceville, IL, to the late Charles H. Jones and Edith Mae (Hughes) Jones.
Mary was a 1944 graduate of Sumner High School and a 1947 graduate of Good Samaritan School of Nursing, Vincennes, IN, where she earned her degree as a Registered Nurse. She was a 1950 graduate of Fairmont School of Anesthetist in Fairmont, WV. Mary married Harold Francis Jennings on February 14, 1954 and they were together for 54 years before his death in 2008. She retired from Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN, in 1981 after 18 years of service. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, Mt. Vernon, IN, where she taught Sunday School for many years and was a member of the United Methodist Women. In July 2016, she moved to Fishers, IN, to be closer to family. She remained in the Fishers area until her death. Along with raising her family and working as a nurse, Mary enjoyed traveling and reading.
She is survived by her son, Steven Jennings and his wife Mona of Fayetteville, GA; daughter, Shirley Jennings of Fishers, IN; granddaughter, Stephanie Jennings of Tysons Corner, VA; and many nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband Harold; father, Charles H. Jones; mothers, Edith (Hughes) Jones and Marie (Hill) Jones; and four siblings and their spouses: Ellen Kingsley and Ellen's husband Virgil of Spring Arbor, MI; Fred Craig and Fred's wife Evalyn of Findlay, OH; Donald Jones and Don's wife Esther of Winfield, IL; Lorraine Long and Lorraine's husband Harold of Murrietta, CA.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main St., Mt. Vernon, IN, and from 9:00 am until 10:00 am service time on Friday at Faith United Methodist Church. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, July 2, 2021, at Faith United Methodist Church, 231 Wolflin Street, Mt. Vernon, IN. Burial at Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, IL.
Mary was a 1944 graduate of Sumner High School and a 1947 graduate of Good Samaritan School of Nursing, Vincennes, IN, where she earned her degree as a Registered Nurse. She was a 1950 graduate of Fairmont School of Anesthetist in Fairmont, WV. Mary married Harold Francis Jennings on February 14, 1954 and they were together for 54 years before his death in 2008. She retired from Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN, in 1981 after 18 years of service. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, Mt. Vernon, IN, where she taught Sunday School for many years and was a member of the United Methodist Women. In July 2016, she moved to Fishers, IN, to be closer to family. She remained in the Fishers area until her death. Along with raising her family and working as a nurse, Mary enjoyed traveling and reading.
She is survived by her son, Steven Jennings and his wife Mona of Fayetteville, GA; daughter, Shirley Jennings of Fishers, IN; granddaughter, Stephanie Jennings of Tysons Corner, VA; and many nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband Harold; father, Charles H. Jones; mothers, Edith (Hughes) Jones and Marie (Hill) Jones; and four siblings and their spouses: Ellen Kingsley and Ellen's husband Virgil of Spring Arbor, MI; Fred Craig and Fred's wife Evalyn of Findlay, OH; Donald Jones and Don's wife Esther of Winfield, IL; Lorraine Long and Lorraine's husband Harold of Murrietta, CA.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at Schneider Funeral Home, 512 Main St., Mt. Vernon, IN, and from 9:00 am until 10:00 am service time on Friday at Faith United Methodist Church. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, July 2, 2021, at Faith United Methodist Church, 231 Wolflin Street, Mt. Vernon, IN. Burial at Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, IL.
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