Gertrude R. Jennings

She was retired employee of Valk Industries and a homemaker. She was a member of Harris Memorial Free Will Baptist Church.

The family states she was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.

Gertrude is survived by one daughter and her finance’ with whom she made her home, Lisa Stanley and Melvin Saults; four sons, Ronnie Jennings, Vernon Jennings and wife Annie, Troy Jennings, Ricky Jennings and wife Sherry; grandchildren, Johnny and T. J. Jennings, Bobby and Angie Jennings, Bradley Jennings, Chico Jennings and Brian Jennings; great grandchildren, Cody Jennings, Jared Jennings, Kady Jennings, and Maddie Jennings; brother-in-law, James Bowers and sister-in-law, Betty Reaves; as well as several nieces and nephews.

She was the daughter of the late Carnel Reaves and Fannie Jones Reaves. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 plus years, Jake Jennings. She was also preceded in death by five sisters, Emeline Jeffries, Lois Jones, Madeline Myers, Eddie Woolsey, Hazel Bowers and an infant sister, Freida Reaves as well as one brother, C. C. Reaves.

There will be a graveside service on Thursday at 12 pm in Gethsemane Cemetery with Rev. Ken Smith officiating. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery for the graveside service .

Pallbearers are family and friends.

Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kiserrosehillfuneralhome.com.

Kiser Rose Hill Funeral Home

125 Idletime Drive, Greeneville, TN, 37743

423-636-8007