Graveside services for Samuel Thomas Jennings, Jr, age 81 of Asheville, NC, formerly of Fayetteville, will be conducted Saturday at 1:00 PM at Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens with Rev. Jim Arrington officiating. Mr. Jennings passed away Wednesday night in Asheville.

A native of Bedford County, Mr. Jennings was the son of the late Samuel Thomas and Mary Evelyn Bobo Jennings Sr. and was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. He was a retired computer specialist with Boeing and a member of the Highland United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife Sarah Frances Hancock Jennings of Asheville, NC, daughter Patricia (Patty) Ann Wills and husband Daniel of Asheville, NC, son Gary Wilson Jennings and wife Jana of Nashville, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

There will be no visitation at the funeral home prior to services.

Higgins Funeral Home is assisting the family of Samuel Thomas Jennings Jr.