Johnny Mack Jennings

JOHNNY MACK JENNINGS JENNINGS, Johnny Mack, 73, a resident of Prattville, AL went home to be with Jesus on Friday, August 1, 2014. Services will be held on Monday, August 4, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. from the Chapel of Prattville Memorial with Reverend Jack Clary, Dr. Travis Coleman, and Reverend Dave Burns officiating. Burial will follow in Prattville Memory Gardens with Prattville Memorial directing. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Johnny Mack was born September 26, 1940 to Adelene and Webb Jennings in Holt, AL. He attended Cottondale and Holt High School where he was president of his senior class in 1958 and named best all around in the senior who’s who. After high school he attended Allied Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL to become a machinist. He came back to Tuscaloosa and worked at the Central Foundry. He married Gloria Clary, his high school sweet heart, in 1960. They lived in Cottondale and had four children. In 1971 the family moved to Prattville where he worked at Union Camp until 1981. There he was president of the union UPIU #1458 for many years. He was also a member of the Prattville Masonic Lodge #89 and a member of First Baptist Church of Prattville. He was named man of the year at the Prattville YMCA in 1974 for the Youth Program where he coached football for many years. In 1981 the family moved to Savannah, GA where he worked for John Crane Co. as a salesman. The couple moved to Montgomery in 1995 when they opened The Herb Shop and J&J Repair. He is survived by his beloved wife of 54 years, Gloria Jennings; four children, Cindy (Cline) Countryman, Marsha Jennings, Sharon McKenty, Gary (Kim) Jennings; six grandchildren, Tyler and Jordan Countryman, Mallory Lunsford, Kyle McKenty, Joseph and Joshua Jennings; two great-grandchildren, Logan and Mason Lunsford; one sister, Gail West; and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Joseph Jennings, Tyler Countryman, Jordan Countryman, Wade West, Steve Jennings, and Don Maness. Honorary pallbearers include W.C. Hayes, Charles Cowart, members of local UPIU 1458 Union Camp, members of Masonic Lodge in Prattville #89, Brenda and Bruce Livingston, Carolyn Brown, Holt High School c/o 1958, Donald and Virgina McGough, Debbie Hansen, Jerry and Mary Katherine Johnson, Evelyn Wiley, and Carolyn Maness. The family would like to express a special thanks to Dr. Scott Bell, Alacare Hospice, and his caretakers, Lorie Glass, Barbara Glass, and Debbie Hudson. He was preceded in death by his parents, Webster and Adelene Jennings; three brothers, Charles, Kenneth, and Danny Jennings; and a precious grandson, John Hayden Countryman. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Prattville YMCA Youth Programs.

Johnny Mack Jennings

September 26, 1940 - August 1, 2014