Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Pauline Linkous Jennelle, children Jane Arey and Jonathan Jennelle, and son in law Robert Arey. Grandchildren include Jennifer and Alexander Arey. He is preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Maude Jennelle, brother Carl Jennelle, and sisters Elizabeth Lutz, Annie Myers and Ethel Jennelle.
Ernest was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a Professor of Engineering at Virginia Tech, and retired from a career in environmental engineering. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, NC. Formerly, he was a member of Blacksburg Christian Church.
The family extends its love and appreciation to the caregivers of Sunrise Senior Living in Cary, NC and to caregiver Fran Meier.
Funeral services were held Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Horne Funeral Home in Christiansburg, VA. Visitation was held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. prior to the funeral service.
