Funeral services for Mar Jo Jennings were held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 21 at Jennings Chapel in Marthaville, with the Rev. Davy Fenton officiating. Interment followed at Bethany Cemetery in Marthaville. Mar Jo Jennings, 74, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. Mar Jo was born Dec. 30, 1939 in Robeline. Mar Jo loved her family, and her grandchildren were her source of joy. Mar Jo was also very active in her church and served as Office Manager for the New Mexico District Church of the Nazarene for 10 years. One of Mar Jo’s favorite things to do was cross-stitch, and she stitched for over 30 years. Mar Jo also loved decorating for Christmas, and anyone who ever went to her house during the holidays still will talk about her Christmas trees. Mar Jo is survived by her son, Dr. Scott B. Jennings and wife, Clotilde of Colorado Springs, Colo.; daughter, Stacey Masterson and husband, Colonel Edward Masterson, USAF, of Hanscom AFB, Mass.; grandchildren, Lauren Jennings, Alexandra Jennings, Ryan Jennings, Austin Jennings, Derek Masterson and Paige Masterson; sisters, Judy Long of Maud, Texas, Hannah LaCour and husband, Murray LaCour of Palmer, Alaska, Monita Olive and husband, Richard Olive, of Katy, Texas and Wafa Dean Manasco and husband, Bobbie Manasco of Robeline and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Hulon D. Jennings; son, Richard C. Jennings; daughter, Rhonda Jo Jennings; her parents, Harrison Jenkins and Maxie Welch Jenkins; brothers, Joe
Jenkins and Charlie Jenkins and sisters, La Faune Jenkins DuBois and Dawnn Jenkins Jordan.