Leon Thomas Jennings, U. S. Army

28 Oct Leon Thomas Jennings, U. S. Army

Posted at 18:26h in 2012, Korean War, Nansemond County (VA), Suffolk, veterans by Nadia K. Orton 0 Comments

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Leon “Sweetie” Thomas Jennings, 57, died Saturday, June 10, in his home.
Mr. Jennings was a lifelong Suffolk resident and retired from Norfolk Naval Base.
Survivors include his mother, Dorothy E. Jennings of Suffolk; three sisters, Rosilyn Copeland of Lake Wales, Fla., Jacquelyn Young and Marion Waters, both of Suffolk; one brother, Godfrey Jennings of Suffolk.
A funeral will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Crocker Funeral Home by the Rev. Isaac E. Williams. Burial will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery.
The Daily Press, June 14, 1989

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Professional genealogist and public historian. Graduate of Duke University. President of the Sacred Grounds Project, Inc. Studying historic African American cemeteries and communities.