Mrs. Betty Sue Young Jennings

October 6, 1931 - May 31, 2017

Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Sue Young Jennings, 85, of Hawkins, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2017, in the chapel at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home with Dr. Gary O'Day officiating. Interment will follow at Tatum Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, June 2, at the funeral home. Mrs. Jennings passed from this life on May 31, 2017, at Hospice Homeplace in Tyler. She was born October 6, 1931, in the Harmony Hill community in Rusk County to the late Grady and Ola (Nutt) Young and has been a resident of Hawkins since 1979. Sue was a homemaker but also operated a doll house shop where she enjoyed making porcelain dolls. She was a gifted seamstress and made many wedding and bridesmaid dresses. Sue also crocheted afghan blankets for anyone that would ask. She was a member of her local VFW ladies auxiliary and was a member of First Baptist Church in Hawkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: husband of 60 plus years, Jimmie Jennings; daughter, Debi Bridges; and brother, Sammy Young. Survivors include: two children, Larry N. Jennings and wife Deborah, and Glenda "Cricket" Teague and husband Emitt; brother, Jim Young and wife Sheri; sister, Helen Dodson; six grandchildren, fourteen great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Dennis Jennings, Chris Jennings, Craig Jennings, Bryan Bridges, Michael Jennings, and Russell Robinson. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.