Charles Emmett Jennings

Charles Emmett Jennings, 93, of Bella Vista, Ark., formerly of Gentry, Ark., died March 23, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center, Rogers, Ark. Born May 17, 1918, in Calumet, Okla., he was the son of Charley Walter Jennings, and Mary Day Jennings. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He worked in maintenance for Phillips Petroleum Company, and Allen Canning Company, prior to his retirement. On March 20, 1938, he married Eula Gregory in Elrono, Okla. He was a member of Village Baptist Church, in Bella Vista, Ark. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Virginia Colley and Inez Griffin. Survivors include his wife of 74 years, Eula, of the home; two daughters, Barbara Fite of Borger, Texas, and Janice Olomon of Lewisville, Texas; one son, Charles E. Jennings II, of Bella Vista, Ark.; nine grandchildren; several great- grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Lizzie of Salem, Ore. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at Village Baptist Church, Bella Vista, Ark., with Dr. Bill Bowen officiating. Burial will follow at Bella Vista Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, March 26, 2012, at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Ark. To sign the online guest book, visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Ark.