Thomas E. "Ed" JENNINGS

Macoupin County Enquirer (Thursday, 16 August 1973, page 6 column 1):

Father of local man dies here Saturday

The father of Frank Jennings of Carlinville, Thomas Edmund Jennings, 85 of Girard died at 9:15 p. m. Saturday in Weatherford Nursing home at Carlinville.

Services were at 11 a. m. Tuesday at C. M. Shane funeral home in Girard. Burial was in Union Chapel cemetery.

Besides his son, he is survived by four daughters, Thelma Kuntzman of Lockport, Eileen Watkins of Pittsfield, Maxine Pitchford of Thayer and Barbara Nichelson of Girard; four other sons, Lindell, Lloyd and Martin, all of Girard, Floyd of Virden; one sister, Florence Swift of Virden; 32 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.