Faith Gladys Jennings

Faith Gladys Jennings passed away peacefully at Lowell General Hospital on October 21, 2026 at the age of 101. Faith was the daughter of the late Helen Libby Price of Virginia and the late Walter Jennings Sr. also from Virginia. Helen raised six children in #5 Cook Street in Nonantum, better known as “The Lake”, in Newton, Massachusetts. Faith was child 5 of 6.

Faith was educated through the Newton Public School System. She attended F. A. Day Jr. High School and Graduated from Newton North High School in 1946. Faith was industrious and learned quickly how to use various tools and make repairs. Her older brothers Paul and Wendel Palmas would supervise her work.

After school, Faith and her brother Walter worked the second shift at the Raytheon plant on Chapel Street. Earning just 5 cents per hour, Faith became proficient at manufacturing, working with the various tools of the trade. Faith could fix anything.

In 1953, Faith enlisted in the U. S. Army Women’s Auxiliary Corps. She was sent to Houston, Texas and trained as a dental hygienist. Although she had hoped to travel the world, she was eventually stationed at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. Corporal Faith Jennings was honorably discharged in 1955.

As God works in mysterious ways; one day she ran into her old boss from Raytheon and he urged her to apply for a management position with time served. She accepted his offer and moved to the Raytheon Plant in Andover, Massachusetts.

Faith and her friend Mary bought a home in Billerica, Massachusetts, a short drive from the Raytheon Plant. Imagine two young women buying a home together in the 1950’s. Peter and Philip liked to visit them at their house. They had a big back yard and swimming pool! Then, suddenly, Mary died. Faith continued to live in the same home until her death last month.

Faith Jennings leaves behind two nephews Philip and Peter Jennings. Their wives Susan and Marcia Jennings. Great niece Damali and great nephew Bomani, cousins Linda and Richard Rondo and our dear friend Richard Langley along with a slew of neighbors and friends.