HEDLEY - Funeral services for Joshua Ratliff Jennings, 84, were set at 2 p.m. today in the Hedley Methodist Church. The Rev. William Lynn, pastor, and the Rev. Robert Estes pastor of the First Baptist Church, were to officiate.

Burial was scheduled in Rowe Cemetery under direction of Spicer Funeral Home of Memphis.

Mr. Jennings died Saturday in Hall County Hospital. A native of Belton, he was a retired farmer and had been a night watchman for the City of Hedley 13 years. He had lived in Hedley since 1929.

Surviving are his wife, Beatrice; sons, W.D. of Waco and Harry M. of Hedley; daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Watson and Mrs. Wanda Carr of Amarillo, Mrs. Viown Winn of Hedley and Mrs. Mildred Fontenot of Big Spring; a brother, Sam Jennings of Rule; sisters, Mrs. Blanche Murry of Snyder and Mrs. Stella Smith of Winters, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 22 Mar 1965, Mon - Page 13)
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Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965
Name: J R Jennings
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 25 Feb 1912
Marriage Place: Knox, Texas, USA
Spouse: Beatrice Dykes
Film Number: 001434118

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Josh R Jennings
Race: White
Birth Date: 1 Feb 1881
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Knox County, Texas, USA
Physical Build: Medium
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Spouse: Beatrice Jennings

Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Joshua Jennings
Death Date: 20 Mar 1965
Death County: Hall
Gender: Male

Name: Joshua Ratliff Jennings
Death Date: 20 Mar 1965
Death Place: Memphis, Hall Co., Texas
Death Age: 84 years 1 month 19 days
Birth Date: 01 Feb 1881
Birthplace: Belton, Texas
Father's Name: Tom Jennings
Mother's Name: Laura Ratliff
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Place of Residence: Hedley, Donley Co., Texas
Cemetery: Rowe Cemetery
Burial Place: Hedley, Donley Co., Texas
Burial Date: 22 Mar 1965