Jennings, Leland Dale 'Whitey'

1926 - 2000  (73 years)

• Name	Jennings, Leland Dale 'Whitey'
  Birth	31 Dec 1926	Lawrence County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	JENN.L002
  _FGRAVE	102844173
  Military Service	World War II, United States Navy  [1]
  		United States Navy
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Flag of the United States, 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, a…
  		United States Navy Shield
  Death	30 Jul 2000	St. Marys Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana   [1, 2]
  	Leland Dale Jennings passed away in the St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville, Indiana
  Burial	2 Aug 2000	Zion Cemetery, Billett, Lawrence County, Illinois   [3]
  	Graveside services for Leland Dale Jennings were held on August 2, 2000 in the Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery south of Lawrenceville, Illinois.
  		Headstone, Jennings, Leland Dale
  Person ID	I20778	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2022

  
  

  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	Rasico, Geneva
  Family ID	F9309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Dec 1926 - Lawrence County, Illinois Death - 30 Jul 2000 - St. Marys Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Burial - 2 Aug 2000 - Zion Cemetery, Billett, Lawrence County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Leland Dale Jennings passed away in the St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville, Indiana, the son of Elmer and Fern (Fiscus) Jennings. He married Geneva Rasico and she survived him. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a retired toolkeeper for Texaco Inc., and was a member of the American Legion, Forty and Eight, and the Moose. In addition to his wife, he was survived by two sons, Floyd and John Jennings; a brother, Harold Jennings; two sisters, Velna Sivert and Norma Wilson; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Veris 'Bud' Jennings and an infant brother. Graveside services for Leland Dale Jennings were held on August 2, 2000 in the Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery south of Lawrenceville, Illinois. Information obtained from the Daily Record, August 1, 2000.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5697] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Jennings, Leland Dale, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Jennings&GSiman=1&GScid=2181061&GRid=102844173&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1573] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sivert, Velna L, 87, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63670456/velna-lucille-sivert) (Reliability: 2). [S5698] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Jennings, Leland Dale, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Jennings&GSiman=1&GScid=2181061&GRid=102844173&), none. (Reliability: 2).