Shirley Joan Jenkins

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WATAUGA - Shirley Joan Jenkins Clemons, age 71, of Watauga, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Select Specialty Hospital in Bristol.

Shirley was born in Washington County, Tennessee to the late Claude and Pauline Shelton Jenkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Rev. Roy Jenkins, Polly Grindstaff, Wayne Jenkins and Carol Lee Jenkins.

Shirley had worked in food service and was of the Freewill Baptist faith. She was also a homemaker and enjoyed country music, gardening and cooking.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of 49 years, Ray Lawrence Clemons, Sr.; four children, David Clemons, of Elizabethton, Bobby Ward, of Richmond, KY, Ray L. Clemons, Jr., of Johnson City, and Billy Clemons; three grandchildren, Ryan Clemons, of Hampton Delaney Ward and Reilly Ward, both of Kentucky. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

A service to celebrate the life of Shirley Joan Jenkins Clemons will be conducted at 7:00 PM on Monday, August 28, 2017 in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM in the funeral home chapel, prior to the service on Monday.

The graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Those wishing to attend the service are asked to meet at the cemetery at 10:50 AM on Tuesday.

Claude married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Jennie B. Tipton about 1912 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee. Jennie was born about 1898 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Sarah J. Myers on 31 Oct 1880 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Sarah was born on 15 May 1960 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 9 Mar 1946 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Onks Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]