Mr. Ralls Jennings with is wife of 69 years – Billie

Ralls Jennings, the founder of J Bar Corporation in Trion, passed away earlier this week.  He was a well-known businessman in Chattooga County and beyond.

Mr. Jennings and his family came to Trion from Alabama when he took employment with Reigel Textile as plant engineer.  In the ensuing years, Mr. Jennings started a Ford Tractor dealership in Trion and in 1972 founded J Bar Corporation, a company that still builds short-line farm equipment that is distributed throughout the Southeast and beyond.

Today, J Bar Corporation is operated by Ralls’ daughter, Luci Jennings and his grandchildren.

The family will have a private gathering to celebrate the life of their patriarch at a later date.

You can see a complete obituary HERE