George A. Jennings, 87, of Marion, died peacefully on April 10th at St. Luke’s Hospital.
The son of Hollis & Ruth Jennings, he was born in Norton, MA on Dec. 6, 1928 and moved to North Falmouth in 1936. George attended Falmouth schools and graduated from Lawrence High School in 1946.
In 1954 he married his high school classmate, Josephine Chase of West Falmouth. They built their home in Marion where they happily spent their lives. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict and later served in the Mass. Army National Guard.
George went to work for AT&T in 1951 and retired after 32 years with the company. He was a Sales Manager in the New Bedford and Boston area. While employed with AT&T George became a member of the Pioneers Club. In 1984, he participated in the “Olympic Torch Relay” sponsored by the club and drove the pace car in Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
He was an avid boater/fisherman; always happy to be on the water. He became harbormaster in Marion where he worked from 1986 to 1999. The boat he used for his job received “number 4 decal” from the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He received it for “maintaining a ship-shape ship.”
George leaves 3 sisters, Priscilla “Tillie” Ruud, Gladys Allen, Edith Doyle and a brother, Bill Jennings; his nieces and nephews, Debra Palmer, Lori Aviles, Steven Doyle, Diane Popovich, Debra, Tina and Janice Jennings and Bruce Allen.
His funeral service will be Monday, April 18, 2016 at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, 124 Front St., Marion at 10 AM. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Marion. Relatives and friends may visit at Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Highway (Rt. 28), Wareham, on Sunday, April 17 from 2 – 5 PM.
For directions and on-line guestbook visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com