It is with a heavy heart that we inform the public of the passing of our Patriarch Zedekiah Jennings Sr., known to many as “Zeddie” or “Kiah.” Zeddie departed this life on Feb. 2, in Long Island, N.Y., surrounded by his family.
Zeddie will always be remembered and cherished as a beloved husband, father, grandfather, father-in-law, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and excellent friend. Zeddie was a native of Long Look, Tortola, BVI, and a longtime resident of St. Thomas, USVI.
Zeddie is preceded in death by his wife, Janet Mercer Jennings; daughter, Janice Jennings; grandson, Mikeah Jennings; his parents: Joseph Jennings and Catherine Venzen Jennings; and 10 siblings.
Zeddie is survived by his children: Denise Jennings, Zedekiah Jennings Jr. and Dudley Jennings; daughters-in-law: May Roland-Jennings and Ernestine Jennings; grandchildren: LaToya Malone, ZedeJanae Jennings, Dudley Jennings Jr., Vejea Jennings and Melinda Sholder; sisters-in-law: Carleta Jennings, Sally Jennings, Millicent Eugenie Mercer, Pauline Fleming, Marva Mercer-Martin and Joan Mercer-Donahue; brothers-in-law: Charles Mercer, James Mercer Jr., MacArthur Mercer, Gerald Mercer Sr., Ralph Mercer Sr., Raymond “Mahassa” Mercer Sr., and Kenrick Mercer Sr.; special nephew, Elroy Fleming, alongside many nieces and nephews too numerous to mention.
The first viewing will be held from 4-6 p.m., Friday, March 10, at Turnbull’s Funeral Home on St. Thomas.
There will be a second viewing at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 11, at the Church of God of Prophecy, 4406 Weymouth Rhymer Highway, Hoffman, St. Thomas. He will be interred at the Eastern Cemetery in Smith Bay.
Funeral arrangements were made by Turnbull’s Funeral Home and Crematory Services.
