Priscilla “Prissy” Jennings

SHAWNEE – Priscilla “Prissy” Jennings, 80, of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022.

She was born April 11, 1941 to Bud and Ozell (Linn) Clark in Byars, Oklahoma.

Prissy was raised in Byars and east of Noble. She graduated from Noble High School.

After high school she joined the U.S. Navy and proudly served her country.

Upon returning from the Navy she moved to Oklahoma City, where she met her husband, Bob Darby. They married and moved to the farm in Pink where they lived for many years. Prissy started driving school buses at that time. Bob preceded Prissy in death and she then met and married Don Jennings. After Don’s death a few years later she moved to Tecumseh and in 2017 moved to Shawnee.

Prissy drove the school bus for 25 years for the Tecumseh School System.

She enjoyed hunting and fishing and liked to sew and make quilts.

She was preceded in death her husbands, Bob Darby and Don Jennings; her parents; 4 brothers, Charles, S.L., Eugene and Larry Clark; and 2 sisters, Lagretta Maxwell and Judy Fox.

Survivors include 3 brothers and 2 sisters-in-law, Virgil and Betty Clark of Houston, TX, Carl and Mary Clark of Shawnee, OK, and Billy Ray Clark of Shawnee, OK; 1 sister, Anita Tucker of McLoud, OK; and many friends and extended family.

Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, 2022 and 9:00 a.m. until service time, Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Cooper Funeral Home. Service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at McGuire Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh. Please join the celebration of Prissy’s life through Cooper Funeral Home’s Facebook page for live streaming of the service.

To share memories, or to sign the guest book on-line, go to www.cooperfuneral.com.

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