Doris Gatlin Jennings

Published 4:03 pm Friday, March 25, 2016

Funeral services for Doris Gatlin Jennings, 85, of Eva will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Rock Creek Baptist Church, Revs. Jeff Allred and Brent Colee officiating, with burial in Lawrence Cove Cemetery.

Peck Funeral Home of Hartselle directing.

Mrs. Jennings died Thursday, March 24, at Cullman Regional Medical Center. She was born July 1, 1930, in Morgan County to Dotson Glenn Gatlin and Mable Louise Roberson Gatlin. She worked in production for Verizon and was a longtime member of Rock Creek Baptist Church. She loved working in her flowers.

She was preceded in death by her husband, W.H. Jennings; her parents, Dotson

and Mable Gatlin; son, LaDois Smith; and three brothers, David Wayne, Hoover and Maurice Gatlin.

Survivors include sons, W.T. “WyVaughn” Smith (Robbie) of Eva and Darvin Smith (Vicki) of Eva; daughters, Lori Chaffin of Eva and Wendy Shaddix (Elton), Eva; sister, Faye Smith (B.E.) of Eva; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Jason Smith, Jeremy Smith, Joshua Smith, Jonathan Shaddix, John David Chaffin and Allen Schiel.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.