Robert Seifert Jennings Feb. 24, 1914 - Feb. 12, 2007
Robert Seifert Jennings, a Beacon Journal photographer in the 1950s, died Monday, February 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Born in Marion, Ohio, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and U.S.Army in World War II, before becoming a professional photographer, working for newspapers in Akron and Cleveland, Ohio.
He moved to Farmington in 1967 as a photographer with Howard's Photography. In Farmington, He was active in the local photography associations before relocating in Las Vegas in 2001.
He is survived by two sons: Michael of Phoenix and Steven and wife, Brenda, of Las Vegas, Nev.; and two grandchildren: Justin Jennings of Phoenix and Elizabeth Jennings of Las Vegas.
Cremation has taken place. There will be no local services.
Some personal information not in his obituary in the Farmington (NM) Daily Times) may be of interest.
He was a delightful conversationalist and told some wonderful stories about his days of working in New York and Europe and taking pictures of many celebrities. Overall, he was a shy man, with a good sense of humor He made flash bulb earrings for Frances Murphey for some occasion. She wore them frequently.
He me his wife, Donna Dunkeson, who wad head of the reference library, at the Beacon Journal. They were divorced some 30 years ago. He never remarried. Donna, now a widow living in Farmington, NM, was from Cleveland and they lived there when he worked for the old Cleveland News until he opened his own commercial photography business.
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