Fred Robert Jennings, 81, passed away October 13, 2022, at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned.
He was born February 12, 1941, in Larned, the son of Melvin and Roberta Gibson Jennings.
A lifetime area resident, he worked for the City of Larned as the electrical production superintendent. He was a graduate of Rozel High School, a member of Larned United Methodist Church and Methodist Men’s Group. He was a multi-talented handyman of many trades; he had a passion for preserving the history of farm equipment and to this end he built one-sixth scale working antique farm implements.
On June 4, 1961, he married Judith A. Fox at Larned; she survives.
Other survivors include: two sons, Mike (Andrea) Jennings, Great Bend, Philip (Tammy) Jennings, Belpre; brother, Leon Jennings, Burdett; two sisters, Linda Maddy, Larned, Cheryll (Kenneth) Meier, La Crosse; three grandchildren, Brittany (Tayler) Jennings, Larned, Mitch Jennings, Larned, Ian Jennings, Great Bend, and one great grandchild, Lane Jennings.
Memorial graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 29, 2022, at Larned Cemetery, Larned, with Pastor Tricia North presiding. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, October 28, 2022, with family present from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned.
Memorials may be given to the Santa Fe Trail Center or Larned United Methodist Church in care of Beckwith Mortuary, PO Box 477, Larned, Kansas 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.