Willard Joseph Jennings (1943 - 1969)

Born 5 Aug 1943 in New York

Husband of Lois Ann (Drury) Jennings — married 4 Oct 1969 in Arlington County, Virginia

Died 11 Oct 1969 at age 26 in Fort Belvoir, Fairfax, Virginia

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Biography

Willard was a son of Willard Worth Jennings and Elizabeth Louise Parker. Willard was a teacher in the Prince William County, Virginia School System. He married Lois Ann Drury on 4 October 1969 in a Southern Baptist ceremony in Arlington, Virginia. He died of a pulmonary artery embolism on the 11th of that month. He was buried in Mount Comfort Cemetery, Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia.

Engagement Announcement

The Sunday Star

13 April 1969

Drury-Jennings

Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Drury of Arlington announce the engagement of their daughter Lois Ann to Willard J. Jennings, son of Mrs. John Hayes of Woodbridge, Va., and the late Mr. Jennings. An Oct. 4 wedding is planned.^[1]

Obituary

The Washington Post

13 October 1969

JENNINGS, WILLARD JOSEPH

On Saturday, October 11, 1969, at the DeWitt Army Hospital, WILLARD JOSEPH JENNINGS of 528 Tyler Circle, Woodbridge, Va., husband of Lois Jennings; son of Elizabeth L. Hayes and stepson of John W. Hayes; brother of Gary T. and Michael R. Jennings; grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Ira C. Parker. Recitation of The Rosary Monday at 7:45 p.m. at the Cunningham-Mountcastle Funeral Home, Woodbridge, Va. Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 14, at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church. Interment Mount Comfort Cemetery.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ The Sunday Star, Washington, D. C.; 13 April 1969, Section D.
2. ↑ The Washington Post, Washington, D. C., 13 October 1969.

• Interview with Carolyn Caldwell Drury, by Barbara D. Kern, 1991
• Virginia Marriage Certificate
• Virginia State Death Certificate
• Willard Joseph Jennings' Find A Grave Memorial #55675573