Kathy L. Jennings
Kathy L. Jennings, 72, of Union City passed away on July 8, 2021, after a brief illness.
She was born on July 9, 1948, in Greenville, Ohio. She was a 1967 graduate of Union High School in Modoc, Ind., and lived in the surrounding area until moving to Tennessee in 2000.
She is survived by her children, Kimberly (Rob) Robertson, Krista (Daryl) Burke, Karin (Don) Wilson, Travis Reynolds, Eric (Shawn) Jennings, Amy (Tim) Parks, Jeremy, Nathan, Jeb and Hannah Jennings; 17 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Rose (Kurt) Whitesel of Lynn, Ind., and Sharon (Ken) Crawford and Brenda (Donnie) Carter, both of Mountain Home, Ark.; a sister-in-law, Linda Banning of Piggot, Ark.; one brother, Mike (Linda) Peden of Union City, Ind.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, William “J.B.” Jennings; her dad, Ray B. Peden; her biological father, Henry Lamar Banning; her mother, Wanda (Farr) Peden; her sister, Connie Morrison; two brothers, Willie and Henry Banning; and her granddaughter, Kaitlynne Jennings.
Kathy worked for In-gram Barge Company as a cook and retired in 2013. She attended Ball State University, where she majored in English.
She was a published author of historical and contemporary romance and a member of the Romance Writers of America. She was a life member and past Auxiliary President of both the Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 4862, in Union City and of the Cambridge City, Ind., American Legion Post No. 169.
Her hobbies included reading, writing, singing karaoke, playing cards, watching the Kansas City Chiefs football team, watching Nascar, she was a huge Mark Martin fan, and traveling.
Funeral services will be held at Waskom Capitol Hill Chapel in Cambridge City on July 17 at noon.
Friends and family may call from 11 a.m. until the hour of service on July 17.
Burial will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery in Centerville, Ind.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4862 in Union City or the American Legion Post No. 169 in Cambridge City.
Published 7.13.21