Jennings, Veris E. 'Bud'

1925 - 1998  (73 years)

• Name	Jennings, Veris E. 'Bud'
  Birth	4 Feb 1925	Lawrence County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	JENN.V002
  Military Service	World War II, Motor Machinist Second Class, United States Navy  [2, 3]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	23 Jun 1998	Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1, 4, 5]
  	Veris E. 'Bud' Jennings, 73, passed away in his home in rural Lawrenceville, Illinois
  Burial	Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Jennings, Helen Ruth and Veris Earl
  Person ID	I20779	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Jennings, Elmer,   b. 31 Dec 1892, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois d. Mar 1966, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Fiscus, Fern,   b. 4 Feb 1925   d. 23 Jun 1998 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F1727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barnett, Helen Ruth,   b. 18 Feb 1919, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 27 Feb 2009, Willow Manor, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	12 Aug 1955
  Children	1. Jennings, Mark,   b. 4 Feb 1925   d. 23 Jun 1998 (Age 73 years)   2. Jennings, Jim,   b. 4 Feb 1925   d. 23 Jun 1998 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F9310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Feb 1925 - Lawrence County, Illinois Death - 23 Jun 1998 - Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois Burial - - Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a World War II Navy veteran. He worked at the Texaco Refinery for 28 years as a safety supervisor. He graduated from St. Louis School of Embalming and worked at the Sumner and Flat Rock funeral homes. He also worked at the Marathon Oil Company. His memberships included the Union Chapel Church, the Elks, Veteran of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Masonic Lodge and was a 50-year member of the Lawrence County Country Club.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5699] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Jennings, Helen Ruth and Veris Earl, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34613296/helen-ruth-jennings), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5701] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Jennings, Veris E. "Bud", 73, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33022066), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5702] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Jennings, Veris E., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34613296), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1573] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sivert, Velna L, 87, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63670456/velna-lucille-sivert) (Reliability: 2). [S5700] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Jennings, Helen Ruth, 90, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34613296/helen-ruth-jennings), none. (Reliability: 2).