Shirley Jennings

Services for Shirley Ann Jennings, 78, of Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 2, 2026, at Crosspointe Church; Rev. Chad Large will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Visitation for Mrs. Jennings will be from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday at Criswell Funeral Home.

Mrs. Jennings passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2026, in Ada. She was born July 1, 1948, in Ada, to Elvern and Ruby Mixon Horton.

On December 20, 1965, she married Jimmy Jennings, who preceded her in death on July 22, 2019. Mrs. Jennings dedicated many years to her career as Branch Manager at Pontotoc County Bank and helped run the family trucking business and Byng Grocery.

She found joy in watching sports, traveling, and, most of all, spending time with her family.

Survivors include her son, Jimmy Lee Jennings, Jr. and wife, Laurie, of Ada; daughter, Christie Jennings, of Ada; sisters, Lois Stone, of Ada, and Barbara Cameron, of Tecumseh; grandchildren, Brady Jennings and fiancé, Lauren Gann, Brett Jennings and wife, Brianna, and Laraby Jennings; great grandchildren, Brantley Jennings and Braylee Jennings; sister-in-law, Elizabeth Horton; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Jennings; her parents, Elvern and Ruby Horton; brothers, Earl Glenn Horton and William Horton; and brothers-in-law, Roger Stone and Bobby Cameron.

Bearers are her nephews, Rick Horton, Derral Stone, Brent Cameron, Warren Cameron, Bo Moon, and Troy Jones.