Emily Lo Lena Jennings Renfro

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Mrs. Emily Lo Lena Jennings Renfro, 91, of Blytheville, died Sunday, June 5, 2011, at Great River Medical Center. Born in Savannah, Tenn., to Max and Ada White Jennings, she was a homemaker and a member of Ruddle Road Church of God.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Renfro Sr; a son, Chester Renfro Jr; two sisters, Bernice Brown and Willie Haynes; and a great-granddaughter, Robyn Blake.

Mrs. Renfro leaves a son Billy Renfro, and his wife, Patricia, of Cooter, Mo.;

A daughter, Linda Sue Blake of Molalla, Ore.;

A sister, Mildred Jackson of Memphis; and

Seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ruddle Road Church of God in Blytheville with the Rev. James Decanter and the Rev. Danny Pankey officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. today at Cobb Funeral Home. Condolences may be emailed to cobbfuneralhome@sbcglobal.net