Mrs. Nancye Dealy Jennings of Fairhope passed away peacefully in the home of her daughter, Carey K. Wentworth, on Friday, September 11, 2026. Her remains will be lovingly laid to rest alongside her husband, Bartlette Jennings III, in the Colony Cemetery as the sun above shines and readies itself to descend into evening.
Nancye Ruth Dealy was born in the musical city of Nashville, Tennessee, on August 23rd, 1944, to parents Ruth Harvey and Robert Joseph Dealy. She moved to Fairhope, Alabama, and found her forever home between Fish River and Mobile Bay. She married Bartlette Hardwick Jennings III of Fairhope and raised four children: Bartlette Hardwick Jennings IV, Joseph Brian Jennings, Jeremy Clayton Jennings, and Carey Lee Jennings.
Nancye showed an appreciation for the arts, reading, tea, baking, crafting, and, above all, spending time with her family. She received her master’s degree and taught for 35 years in Baldwin County, was a board member of countless education associations, was a member of the Marietta Johnson School Board and a teacher at the school, and served as a member and trustee for the Single Tax Colony.
She is preceded in death by her father, Robert Joseph Dealy; her mother, Ruth Harvey Dealy; her sibling, James Paul Dealy; her spouse, Bartlette Hardwick Jennings III; her children, Bartlette Hardwick Jennings IV and Joseph Brian Jennings; and her grandchild, Frank Cody Jennings, in addition to other dearly loved extended family members and in-laws.
She is survived by her brother, Daniel (Linda) Scott Dealy; her son, Jeremy Clayton Jennings; and her daughter, Carey (Lenny) Kilian Wentworth. She is additionally survived by her grandchildren, Bartlette Hardwick Jennings V, Colleen (Jennifer) Elizabeth Jennings, Robert Stephens Jennings, Grace (Thomas) Ellen Thibaut, Joseph Austin Jennings, Ruth Erin Jennings, Sara Lucille Isherwood, Anna (Kyle) Kathleen Easterling, John Brandon Killian, and Julia Elizabeth Killian; great-grandchildren, Sophia Grace Jennings, Cadynn Joseph Jennings, Ava Elyse Jennings, Gregory Macsen Easterling, John Finnley Easterling, Rachel Olivia Thibaut, and Kali Rose Johnson; and many other nieces, nephews, and other loving family and friends.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at Hughes Funeral Home, 26209 Pollard Road, Daphne, AL, at 3:30PM. There will be a time of visitation with family and friends before the service, beginning at 2:30PM. Interment will follow at Colony Cemetery in Fairhope, Alabama.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that gifts be in the form of donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in honor of the hard work and devotion St. Jude’s has in assisting children’s health services, or to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, in honor of Nancye’s love of literature and teaching children the joys of reading.
Hughes Funeral Home, 26209 Pollard Road, Daphne, AL, is assisting the family.
A very special human. ❤️
There are absolutely no words that I can say to express how deeply I will miss my Nana. She was a constant through every trying family tragedy I’d faced, or that we all had faced. I always knew that if I needed her, she’d be there. It hurts knowing that I can’t see her anymore, but I know that she’s at peace now with all the loved ones we’ve lost. I’ll always love you, Nana.
I’m so sad to learn of the loss of my sweet cousin, Nancye. The last time I saw her was sitting together at the funeral of another of our cousins. We shared many sweet childhood memories on the Bay and in Fairhope with our parents and grandparents. A special, sweet cousin who will be truly missed, but always remembered with a smile. Sending love and sincere sympathy to Dan, Carey, Clay and all her grands and great-grands. Prayers going out for all of you that the good memories will comfort you and bring you peace.