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Jacob Hill Jennings

Bishopville, South Carolina

May 15, 1930 – May 19, 2025

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May 15, 1930
DIED
May 19, 2025
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Bishopville, South Carolina
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Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home - Bishopville Obituary

Jacob Hill Jennings, age 95, beloved husband of Jane Marie Hancock Jennings and a retired Bishopville attorney for 65 years, went to his heavenly home on May 19, 2025.Jacob was a lifelong resident of Lee County. The middle son of the late Henry Caldwell and Mary Green Hill Jennings. He graduated...

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I am so sorry to hear this. Many years ago we worked on a case together. He was also an outstanding president of the South Carolina Bar and longtime member of the House of Delegates. He was a friend of the common man and a strong supporter of due process.

He will be greatly missed . I was his neighbor at his parents old farm.

Miss Jane Marie!! This is Pauline's great-granddaughter; Brende' is my mother. I was looking for the obituary of a dear family friend and found that Mr. Jennings just passed this week. My mother and I send our deepest condolences. What a gentleman and what a legacy he leaves. If you email, please drop us a line at [email protected]. We would absolutely love to hear from you! Sending so many hugs and lots of love and prayers.

A true southern gentleman who was kind to all.Condolences to JaneMarie and rest of the family.

Very sorry to learn of the death of Jake Jennings, but he had a very full, complete, and wonderful life, both personally and professionally. His devotion to Jane Marie was unsurpassed, and he was a wonderful family man. He was an outstanding lawyer as well. Jake and I had many dealings in the legal profession over the years as fellow lawyers and in the South Carolina Bar where we both served as President. There has never been a finer gentleman, husband, family man, citizen, lawyer, and...