Gwendolyn Tennant R.I.P.

TENNANT, GWENDOLYN - 68, of Atlantic City, departed this life Monday, November 9, 2015, at ARMC Mainland. Born and raised in Elwood, she attended Mullica Twnshp public schools and graduated from Oakcrest High. She attended ACC and Stockton College, where she received her Bachelors of Arts in Business Management in 1988. She was employed for 38 years with South Jersey Gas in Folsom, starting as a Purchasing Clerk, and retiring as Purchasing Asst. She was a member of New Redeemed Temple COGIC in Atlantic City, attending until her health began to fail. She served with the Hospitality Committee for her local church, the Atlantic District of COGIC, and the NJ First Jurisdiction COGIC. Gwen was a friend to all in her communities. She was family centered and loved to share in giving to the children around her. Surviving are her siblings, Delores Blocker, Bernard Tennant, Helen Tennant, Odessa Tennant-Roberts, Raymond Tennant, and Catherine Lyons; her special niece, whom she loved as a daughter, Michele Tennant; a lifelong special friend, Gail Epps; her great great niece and last caretaker, Hadiah Hamilton; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and other relatives and friends. Services will be held 11AM Saturday, November 14, 2015, at Greater Love Chapel, 279 Prince Albert Street, Elwood, where friends may call from 10AM. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Pleasantville. Arrangements by Covington Funeral Home, Atco.
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