JENNINGS, Doyce Eugene

JENNINGS, SMITH, LINGENFELTER, FINLEY, WINTER, WILEY, MILLER

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Date: 12/27/2010 at 08:22:27

Doyce Eugene Jennings, 83, of Wapello died Friday, Dec.24, 2010, at the Wapello Nursing & Rehab Center.

Born Feb. 21, 1927, in rural Louisa County, he was the son of Donald Dean and Grace Jane Smith Jennings. On June 1, 1958, he married Henrietta June Lingenfelter, in Wapello.

Mr. Jennings owned and operated the Jennings Sinclair service station in Wapello and then worked for HON Industries in Muscatine, retiring in 1989. He served in the Army during World War II, serving stateside. He attended the Louisa Center country school and graduated from Columbus Junction High School in 1944.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Wapello. He was an avid stock car racing and Hawkeye fan and enjoyed all sports. He enjoyed woodworking and working on cars or simply fixing something for someone. He loved mowing his lawn.

Survivors include his wife; one son, Robert Jennings of Algona; one daughter, Grace Finley of Wapello; three sisters, Odena Winter of Davenport, June Wiley of Muscatine, Dixie Miller of Topeka, Kan.; one brother, Olin Jennings of Columbus Junction; and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home in Wapello, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

The funeral service for Mr. Jennings will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home, with the Rev. Sue-Ellen Sherman officiating. Burial will follow at the Wapello Cemetery

A memorial has been established for the United Methodist Church and the Wapello Rescue Unit.
published online: 12/26/2010Doyce Jennings By Obituaries

Born Feb. 21, 1927, in rural Louisa County, he was the son of Donald Dean and Grace Jane Smith Jennings. On June 1, 1958, he married Henrietta June Lingenfelter, in Wapello.

Mr. Jennings owned and operated the Jennings Sinclair service station in Wapello and then worked for HON Industries in Muscatine, retiring in 1989. He served in the Army during World War II, serving stateside. He attended the Louisa Center country school and graduated from Columbus Junction High School in 1944.

Advertisement He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Wapello. He was an avid stock car racing and Hawkeye fan and enjoyed all sports. He enjoyed woodworking and working on cars or simply fixing something for someone. He loved mowing his lawn.

Survivors include his wife; one son, Robert Jennings of Algona; one daughter, Grace Finley of Wapello; three sisters, Odena Winter of Davenport, June Wiley of Muscatine, Dixie Miller of Topeka, Kan.; one brother, Olin Jennings of Columbus Junction; and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home in Wapello, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

The funeral service for Mr. Jennings will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home, with the Rev. Sue-Ellen Sherman officiating. Burial will follow at the Wapello Cemetery

A memorial has been established for the United Methodist Church and the Wapello Rescue Unit.

Source: Burlington Hawkeye