Services for James Jennings, 63, of Metropolis, formerly of Johnson County, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna. Burial will be in Rowland Cemetery in Pope County.
Mr. Jennings died at 9:10 p.m. Monday at his home.
A native of Pope County, Mr. Jennings was employed for 18 years as a truck driver for Kotter Ready Mix and later worked as a self-employed timber buyer and sawmill operator.
He attended County Line Baptist Church and was a member of the Teamsters Local No. 318.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Barger Boaz Jennings; three sons, Philip Jennings of Simpson, Mike Jennings of Ozark and Victor Jennings of Tunnel Hill; two stepsons, Bob Boaz of Glendale and Dennis Boaz of Eddyville; one stepdaughter, Carolyn Barger of Harco; one brother, Samuel Joseph Jennings of Grantsburg; four sisters, Augusta Robinson, Jane Galloway and Clora Faye Milton, all of Paducah, and Ella Mae Mizell of Joliet; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Hazel Jennings; three sisters; and one brother. His parents were Walter Avery Jennings and Opal Edith Grimes Jennings.
Friends may call after 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Lourdes Hospice, 600 Market St., Metropolis, IL 62960.
Obit provided by:
Wabash Valley Genealogy Society Cemetery Committee
Mr. Jennings died at 9:10 p.m. Monday at his home.
A native of Pope County, Mr. Jennings was employed for 18 years as a truck driver for Kotter Ready Mix and later worked as a self-employed timber buyer and sawmill operator.
He attended County Line Baptist Church and was a member of the Teamsters Local No. 318.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Barger Boaz Jennings; three sons, Philip Jennings of Simpson, Mike Jennings of Ozark and Victor Jennings of Tunnel Hill; two stepsons, Bob Boaz of Glendale and Dennis Boaz of Eddyville; one stepdaughter, Carolyn Barger of Harco; one brother, Samuel Joseph Jennings of Grantsburg; four sisters, Augusta Robinson, Jane Galloway and Clora Faye Milton, all of Paducah, and Ella Mae Mizell of Joliet; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Hazel Jennings; three sisters; and one brother. His parents were Walter Avery Jennings and Opal Edith Grimes Jennings.
Friends may call after 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Lourdes Hospice, 600 Market St., Metropolis, IL 62960.
Obit provided by:
Wabash Valley Genealogy Society Cemetery Committee
Services for James Jennings, 63, of Metropolis, formerly of Johnson County, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna. Burial will be in Rowland Cemetery in Pope County.
Mr. Jennings died at 9:10 p.m. Monday at his home.
A native of Pope County, Mr. Jennings was employed for 18 years as a truck driver for Kotter Ready Mix and later worked as a self-employed timber buyer and sawmill operator.
He attended County Line Baptist Church and was a member of the Teamsters Local No. 318.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Barger Boaz Jennings; three sons, Philip Jennings of Simpson, Mike Jennings of Ozark and Victor Jennings of Tunnel Hill; two stepsons, Bob Boaz of Glendale and Dennis Boaz of Eddyville; one stepdaughter, Carolyn Barger of Harco; one brother, Samuel Joseph Jennings of Grantsburg; four sisters, Augusta Robinson, Jane Galloway and Clora Faye Milton, all of Paducah, and Ella Mae Mizell of Joliet; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Hazel Jennings; three sisters; and one brother. His parents were Walter Avery Jennings and Opal Edith Grimes Jennings.
Friends may call after 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Lourdes Hospice, 600 Market St., Metropolis, IL 62960.
Obit provided by:
Wabash Valley Genealogy Society Cemetery Committee
Mr. Jennings died at 9:10 p.m. Monday at his home.
A native of Pope County, Mr. Jennings was employed for 18 years as a truck driver for Kotter Ready Mix and later worked as a self-employed timber buyer and sawmill operator.
He attended County Line Baptist Church and was a member of the Teamsters Local No. 318.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Barger Boaz Jennings; three sons, Philip Jennings of Simpson, Mike Jennings of Ozark and Victor Jennings of Tunnel Hill; two stepsons, Bob Boaz of Glendale and Dennis Boaz of Eddyville; one stepdaughter, Carolyn Barger of Harco; one brother, Samuel Joseph Jennings of Grantsburg; four sisters, Augusta Robinson, Jane Galloway and Clora Faye Milton, all of Paducah, and Ella Mae Mizell of Joliet; eight grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Hazel Jennings; three sisters; and one brother. His parents were Walter Avery Jennings and Opal Edith Grimes Jennings.
Friends may call after 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Lourdes Hospice, 600 Market St., Metropolis, IL 62960.
Obit provided by:
Wabash Valley Genealogy Society Cemetery Committee
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