Marie Alice Jennings

A celebration of life for Marie Alice “Alicia” Jennings of Mountain Home, Ark., will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Colfax.

Alicia passed away July 23, 2019, in Mountain Home, Ark., at the age of 84. She was born July 24, 1934, in Des Moines, the daughter of Dan and Marie Maher. She married Gerald Jennings Aug. 27, 1955, in Colfax, and was a homemaker and worked most of her life while raising eight children. She loved get-togethers with her sisters and all of her family. Alicia lived in Mountain Home since moving from Jefferson City, Tenn., in 2015. She was a member of St. Peter the Fisherman Catholic Church.

Alicia is survived by four sons, Patrick Jennings, Shawn Jennings, Donald Jennings and Gerald Jennings; three daughters, Michelle Jennings-Due, Virginia Jennings-Blattert and Ann Jennings-Kaufman; 23 grandchildren, Alicia Due, Jason Due, Caleb Due, Sarah Bormann (Adam), Rachel Ogden (Adam), Rebbeca Decker (TJ), Josh Jennings, Brian Jennings, Kevin Jennings, Kyle Jennings, Blaire Harvey, Paige Ledford, Tyler Jennings, Nicolas Jennings, Ashley Dodson, Natalie Jackson, Nathan McFarland, Josiah Jennings, Ben Jennings, Kim Kent, Katie Jennings, Megan Jennings and Briana Jennings; and 34 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Daniel Jennings; two brothers, Daniel Maher, Jr. and Donald Maher; two sisters, Kay Maher-Pellet and Virginia Maher-Bohney.

Burial will be in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery in Massena at a later date.

Memorials may be made to the family at 915 S. Sixth Ave. W., Newton, Iowa 50208.

Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services in Mountain Home, Ark. Visit an online obituary and guestbook at kirbyandfamily.com.