Mr. Rex C. Jennings

December 1, 1937 - June 13, 2017

Funeral services for Mr. Rex C. Jennings, 79, of Tatum, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 16, 2017, in the chapel at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home with Bro. Lindsey Long and Bro. Jerry Pearson officiating. Interment will follow at Tatum Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 15, at the funeral home. Mr. Jennings passed from this life on June 13, 2017, at his residence. He was born December 1, 1937, to the late G.B. and Glatha Faye Jennings and was a lifetime resident of Tatum. Mr. Jennings retired as an auto mechanic. He was part owner of White Oak Auto Repair and also owned Jennings Minnows, distributing fish bait as he and his father had as a young man. He was a member of Tatum Pentecostal Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. Survivors include: wife of 58 years, Jolene Jennings of Tatum; children, Dennis Jennings and wife Pattie of Tyler, Aleia Kay Baggett of Tatum, Cindy Wornat and husband Phil of Carthage, and Joseph Lee Jennings of Longview; brother, George D. Jennings of Kilgore; sister, Linda Murphy and husband Jack of Overton; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jason Jennings, Steven Wornat, Jimmy Norton, Zek Fancher, Joe Jennings, and David Jennings. Honorary pallbearers will be George Eric Jennings and Lance Jennings. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Tatum Pentecostal Church Building Fund at 675 Crystal Farms Rd, Tatum, TX 75691. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.