Wirt H. Jennings Jr. 86 of Prosperity died Wednesday April 23 2014 at Palmetto Health Richland. Born on Oct. 5 1927 in Newberry a son of the late Wirt H. Jennings Sr. and Dorothy Dot Suber Jennings Carter. Wirt graduated from Newberry College in 1949 and graduated from Lyndhurst University in 1958. He was a Navy veteran of WW II. He retired from Exxon Corp as a marketing executive in 1985. After his retirement he served as President of Marketing Expeditors in Houston TX. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church was a founding member and Past President of the West Columbia JCs was a former President of the Exxon Annuitant Club was a member of the Big Thursday Club and a former member of the Newberry College Board of Trustees. He was a longtime Chairman of the Newberry County Republican Party and was a former member of the Newberry County Council. His first love was his family and then fishing hunting and golf. He is survived by his wife of 66 years. Lucille Lou Braswell Jennings; daughters Marti Hovater of Houston TX and Dottie Moore of Memphis TN; grandchildren; Louanne Hovater Sean Hovater Christopher Hovater and Seth Hovater; Kyle Moore and Justin Moore; great grandchildren Skyler Moore and Ava Grace Merritt; and brothers Jack Jennings of Newberry and Bryant (Pat) Jennings of Prosperity. He was predeceased by sons Robert Holman Jennings and Michael Earl Jennings and a sister Martha Jennings Conder. Funeral services were conducted at 11:00 Am Saturday at Central United Methodist Church by the Rev. Tresco Shannon. Interment was in Rosemont Cemetery. The family did receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 PM Friday at the Whitaker Funeral Home. At other times they were at the residence 51 Jennings Point Prosperity. Memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church PO Box 67 Newberry SC 29108. His grandchildren did serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were Buren Mitchel Harvey Kinard Senator Ronnie Cromer Mac MacDonald Ed Zobel Alan Gardner and his former co-workers with Exxon. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.whitakerfuneralhome.com. Whitaker Funeral Home of Newberry is assisting the family.