A. LeRoy Jennings

LeRoy Jennings, 75, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

Beverly J. Jennings, 76, of Mt. Pleasant, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mt. Pleasant.

Joint graveside services for LeRoy and Beverly Jennings will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 20, at Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Chuck Comfort officiating. A time of fellowship for family and friends will follow the graveside services. Friends may also leave cards and memorials at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel during normal business hours. Memorials have been established for the Henry County Animal Rescue Organization.

Online condolences may be sent at www.olsonpowell.com.

The son of Charles M. and Florence M. Carlson Jennings, Arthur LeRoy was born Nov. 25, 1932, in Columbus Junction. At the age of 10, his family moved to Mt. Pleasant. LeRoy was a 1950 graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School, attended Iowa Wesleyan College for two years, and was a graduate of The Wisconsin Institute for Mortuary Science in Milwaukee. On Oct. 4, 1953, he married Beverly Jean Timmerman. The couple cherished 54 years of marriage.

For more, see our Aug. 18 print edition.