FLOYD JENNINGS

HOLDENVILLE-Services for Floyd F. Jennings, 98, Holdenville, formerly a longtime Ada resident, are 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Faith Assembly of God Church, Revs. Wesley Martin and Alan Lewis will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.

Mr. Jennings died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at a Holdenville hospital. He was born December 3, 1910 at Protem, Missouri to William Thomas and Hattie Eslick Jennings. He attended school at Haskell.

He married Winnie May Hooper on October 25, 1930 at Okmulgee, Oklahoma. She preceded him in death on April 11, 1996. Mr. Jennings was a Pumper in the oilfield industry in Oklahoma and Illinois for over 50 years. He was employed with Sonoco and later with Cantrell Oil Company. He was a member of Faith Assembly of God Church in Ada where he served as a deacon for many years. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II from December 1943 until February 1946.

Survivors include two sons, Floyd F. Jennings, Jr. and wife Deloris, San Angelo, Texas and Dale Dean Jennings and wife Lorene, Holdenville; five grandchildren, Ricky Floyd Jennings, Jimmy Dale Jennings, John Jennings, Janice Thoma, and Loretha Beatty; sixteen great grandchildren; seven great great grandchildren; and a sister, Geneva Mortenson, Rio Vista, California.

He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers and three sisters.

Bearers will be Jerry Cook, Jackie Byrd, Steve Thoma, John Jennings, Royce Sliger, and Bob Frederick. Honorary bearers will be Sam York, Ray Birdwell, and Kyle Stafford.

Criswell Funeral Home, Ada