Obituary
Denny Jennings Cruise
(April 18, 1930 - November 7, 2021)
Denny Jennings Cruise 91 of
Huntington, WV formerly of Milton, WV, went to be with the Lord on Sunday,
November 7, 2021, at Woodlands Retirement Community. A celebration of his
life will be held on Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Milton Baptist Church with Rev.
Allan Stewart officiating. The family will receive friends after 1:00 p.m.
He was born April 18, 1930, in Bluefield, WV the son of the late Dennie B.
and Edith Jennings Cruise. He was also preceded in death by two cousins,
Maxine Funk and Rosalie Johnson. He married Annabelle Marteney Cruise in
January 1970 and they moved to Milton, WV in 1974 where they resided until
2005 when they moved to Woodlands Retirement Community. After graduating
from Bluefield College, Bluefield, VA, he attended Bluefield Business
School, Bluefield, WV. He retired from Bluefield Supply & Subsidiaries,
primarily Rish Equipment Co. in Bluefield, Columbus, OH and St. Albans, WV.,
after employment of 38 years. He then worked for and retired from Jefferds
Corporation, St. Albans, WV. After retirement he volunteered as Librarian
and Teachers’ Assistant at Culloden Elementary School, Culloden, WV. He
served in the US Army and was assigned to the US Air Force in England. He
was a Master Mason, WV A.F.&A.M. Bluefield Mercer Lodge No 85, Bluefield for
50 years. Denny was a member of Milton Baptist Church where he sang in the
choir and was a mentor to many of the youth in the church for many years. He
is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Annabelle, a cousin, Rudolph
Jennings of Bluefield, WV; special friends, George H. Cart III, Gerald and
Lori Gilkerson, Alma L. Cart and Judith and Kenneth Lindsay. A heartfelt
thank you to the staff at the Woodlands for their excellent care and support
and a special thank you to the staff on 1E.
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