Obituary of William Jennings

William James ?Bud? Jennings Mr. Jennings of High Point, NC and formerly of Charlotte, NC, died August 22, 2010. Mr. Jennings was born in Williamson, WV, on August 25, 1919. In high school he was an all state football player. One the most memorable games of his high school career was when he scored the only touchdown and kicked the extra point in the West Virginia state North / South football game played on New Year?s Day 1937. In 2002 Mr. Jennings was inducted into the Williamson High School Hall of Fame. Mr. Jennings was a graduate of West Virginia University, where he played football. William was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and served on the School?s Athletic Board. After college Mr. Jennings taught and coached football in Mt. Hope, West Virginia, before moving to Charlotte in 1951 where he became a teacher and a football coach at Harding High School until his retirement in 1977. During Mr. Jennings coaching career at Harding, the football teams won a number of conference and state championships. Mr. Jennings was a long time member and elder of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. He served the church as a Sunday school teacher and as a Superintendent of the Sunday school. For a number of years he was an active member of the Lions and Optimist Clubs. After moving to High Point, NC Mr. Jennings was active in the Culler Senior Center and sang in the Happytones Chorus. Mr. Jennings is survived by his son, William James Jennings Jr. and wife, Sharon of High Point, NC; grandchildren, Davis Jennings and wife, Jerillyn of Wake Forest, NC, Shelby Jennings Burton and husband Joe of Chicago Ill.; and a great grandchild, Carr Jennings of Wake Forest, NC. The family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday August 27, 2010 at Hankins and Whittington Funeral Service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of the Piedmont, 1891 Westchester Drive, High Point, NC 27262 or St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 2201 Springdale Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28203.