Jennings, William (1874-1972)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1972 Feb 17 p. 7

Birth date: 1874

text of obituary:

Retired Bishop of Tennessee Churches Dies at Age 97

Harrisonburg, Va. — William Jennings, well-known retired bishop and evangelist of the Mennonite church, died at the Virginia Mennonite Home here on Feb. 8 at the age of 97. He had been in failing health for the past year.

A native of Clinton, Tenn., Bishop Jennings served as a bishop of churches in the eastern Tennessee area for many years and also conducted evangelistic meetings in Virginia, West Virginia and other states. He and his wife, the former Anna good, moved to the Virginia Home from Knoxville in 1962. She died in 1965.

Survivors include five daughters, Mrs. Stella Berkey of Smithville, Ohio, Mrs. Ada Wade of Sterling, Ill., Mrs. Lina Swope of Kouts, Ind., Mrs. Clara Raber of Fort Wayne, ind., and Mrs. Anna Brunk of Lombard, Ill.; five sons, Irvin of Fresno, Calif., Joseph of Long Beach, Calif., Wm. E. of Columbus, O., Ethan of San Bernadino [sic Bernardino], Calif., and John of Goshen, Ind.

Funeral services were conducted Feb. 10 at Weavers Mennonite Church here, with Alvin C. Kanagy and Bishop Mahlon L. Blosser in charge.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1972 Mar 9 p. 11