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Jennings, John (1918-2010)
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| + | John Jennings, 91, of Goshen, Ind., died June 18, 2010. He was born Aug. 29, 1918, to Pastor William and Anna (Good) Jennings in Knoxville, Tenn., and was the youngest of 11 children. |
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| + | He attended the University of Tennessee and Goshen College. There he met and married Polly Blosser Jennings on April 12, 1941. They shared 63 years together. |
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| + | He owned John Jennings and Associates Insurance Agency for 32 years and was a leader in life insurance sales, becoming a member of the national Million Dollar Round Table. He was one of the founders of Greencroft Retirement Communities and served as chair of the board from 1962 to 1978. |
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| + | Survivors include three daughters, Marilyn Berkey and her husband, Jim, of Austin, Texas, Elaine Buerge and her husband, Steve, of Fort Scott, Kan., and Vicki Jennings of South Bend; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. |
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Latest revision as of 15:33, 27 September 2011
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2010 Jul 19 p. 9
Birth date: 1918 Aug 29
text of obituary:
JOHN JENNINGS
John Jennings, 91, of Goshen, Ind., died June 18, 2010. He was born Aug. 29, 1918, to Pastor William and Anna (Good) Jennings in Knoxville, Tenn., and was the youngest of 11 children.
He attended the University of Tennessee and Goshen College. There he met and married Polly Blosser Jennings on April 12, 1941. They shared 63 years together.
He owned John Jennings and Associates Insurance Agency for 32 years and was a leader in life insurance sales, becoming a member of the national Million Dollar Round Table. He was one of the founders of Greencroft Retirement Communities and served as chair of the board from 1962 to 1978.
Survivors include three daughters, Marilyn Berkey and her husband, Jim, of Austin, Texas, Elaine Buerge and her husband, Steve, of Fort Scott, Kan., and Vicki Jennings of South Bend; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
