Mrs. Maxine Jennings Obituary (1932

Mrs. Maxine Jennings, 92, passed away on September 29, 2024, at her home in Cedar Bluff. Mrs. Maxine was born on September 27, 1932, in Oktibbeha County, to the late Horace and Dovie Hamilton O'Brian. She worked as a seamstress for Knickerbocker and Monroe Cut and then was a self-employed seamstress. She had a great love to work, always providing for her family. She never wanted anyone to leave her house hungry and always made sure no one did. She was always putting others first, and did so with grace and pride. She was the "rock" of her family. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister, and friend. She was a member of Cedar Bluff Baptist Church. She married W. C. Jennings on April 23, 1949, in Columbus and he predeceased her on January 21, 2002. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Hugh Jennings, three sisters, Marilyn Wyatt, Jean Bowman, and Betty Tribble, and three brothers, Dennis, Arlis, and Kenneth O'Brian. Visitation will be Saturday, October 5, 2024, from 10:00-11:00 A.M. at Calvert Funeral Home in West Point. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 A.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Todd Chesser officiating and assisted by Reverend Chris Makamson. Burial will follow in Cedar Bluff Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery in Cedar Bluff. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include her daughter, Carol Bryant of Tupelo: her son, Doug Jennings (Angel) of Cedar Bluff: seven grandchildren, Tanya Johnson (Chris) of Tupelo, Amanda Nichols (Nic) of Tupelo, Taylor Bryant (Halie) of Atlanta, Georgia, Whitney Blackston (Jeremiah) of Kings Mills, Ohio, Chris Jennings of Cedar Bluff, Jessica Cooke (Kevin) of Brandon, and Stephen Jennings of Hatley: nine great grandchildren: one great-great grandchild, Parker Maxine Keith of Tupelo: sister-in-law, Pat O'Brian of Cedar Bluff: special friend, Carroll Jones of Cedar Bluff, and a number of nieces, nephews, and other extended family. Pallbearers will be Scott O'Brian, David Tribble, Ricky Tribble, Taylor Bryant, Chris Jennings, and Zak Keith. Honorary Pallbearers will be her many friends at Cedar Bluff Baptist Church and the Nurses and Staff of Gentiva Hospice. Memorials may be made to Cedar Bluff Baptist Church, P.O. Box 65, Cedar Bluff, Mississippi 39741 or to Cedar Bluff Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, c/o Anna Ruth Sims, 703 Henryville Road, Cedar Bluff, Mississippi 39741. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com