Mary Katherine (Wilhoit) Jennings (1915 - 2007)

Born 3 Oct 1915 in Greene County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Jefferson Jennings — married 21 Aug 1930 in Greene County, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 2007 at age 91 in Greene County, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Mary was born in 1915. She is the daughter of Samuel Wilhoit and Maude Shelton. She passed away in 2007.

Obituary ^[1]

Mary Katherine Jennings, 91, of Chuckey, died Saturday at Laughlin Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Jennings was 50 year member of Open Door Tabernacle Church.

"She enjoyed sewing and was an avid doll collector," her family noted.

She was the widow of Jeff Jennings.

Mrs. Jennings is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law: Ed and Margaret Jennings of Chuckey and J.C. and Ruby Jennings of Greeneville; one daughter and son-in-law: Brenda and Jerry Hankins of Afton; one daughter-in-law: Regina Jennings of Greeneville; six grandchildren: Kathy Hankins of Afton, Judy Bunch of Morristown, David Jennings of Afton, Alan Jennings of Limestone, Carol Saulsbury of Greeneville, and Nic Hankins of Maryville; eight great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; six sisters-in-law: Lucille Wilhoit of Chuckey, Jo Ann Seaton of Greeneville, Kate Wilhoit of Newport, Ida Albright of Bulls Gap, Wanda Brobeck of Greeneville, and Margaret Jennings of Chuckey; and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Jennings was preceded in death by her parents: Dave and Maude Wilhoit; one son: James A. Jennings; one grandson: Jefferey Lynn Jennings; and three brothers: James Wilhoit, Sam Wilhoit and Guy Wilhoit.

The family received friends from 2-4 p.m. Sunday and will receive from 6-8 p.m. today at Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home.

The funeral service will follow visitation at 8 o'clock this evening in the funeral home chapel. The Rev. David Parr will officiate.

A committal service will be held at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning in Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Family, friends and pallbearers will meet at 10 o'clock at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery.

Pallbearers will include Mrs. Jennings' grandsons and great-grandsons.

Memorial contributions may be made to Open Door Tabernacle Church, P.O. Box 332, Chuckey, TN 37641.

Sources

1. ↑ The Greeneville Sun -- April 14, 2007

• Wilhite/Wilhoit & Allied Descendants of Johann Michael and Anna Maria (Hengsteler) Wilheit 1671-1994 Compiled by Mary F. Mickey

• Wilhite Wilhoit 1825-1982 by Cathy B Broyles, Chuckey, Tennessee

• "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNPP-J74 : accessed 4 January 2015), Mary K Wilhoit in household of Mary K Wilhoit, Civil District 1, Greene, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 8A, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,821,741.

• "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4HS-3X5 : accessed 4 January 2015), J W Jennings in household of J W Jennings, Ward 2, Greeneville, Civil District 10, Greene, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30-12, sheet 11B, family 200, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 3896, NARA digital publication of T627, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VMW2-42X : accessed 4 January 2015), KATHERINE JENNINGS, 14 Apr 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• FindAGrave

• Cemetery marker [1]