George Dayton Jenkins

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SHADY VALLEY, Tenn. -- George D. Jenkins, 90, of 358 George Jenkins Road, passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, at the Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon. Mr. Jenkins was a native of Johnson County and was born on Feb. 22, 1912, to the late Nathaniel and Mollie Michael Jenkins. He was an honorary staff member of the Fourth Legislative District, appointed colonel aide de camp on the Governor's staff, a former Johnson County road commissioner and retired farmer. Mr. Jenkins was a member of Ackerson Creek Christian Church. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Mr. Jenkins was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ellen Taylor Jenkins; a son, George Jenkins Jr.; six brothers, Jess, Tom, Carl, Roy, Wes and Bob Jenkins; two sisters, Vennie Jenkins and Dora Dyson; and a granddaughter, Michele Sluder.

Survivors: two daughters, Betty and husband Herbert Sluder, Winchester, Va., and Edith Jenkins, Shady Valley; two sons, Edsel and wife June Jenkins, Bristol Tennessee, and Ralph and wife Bessie Jenkins, Mountain City, Tenn.; two sisters, Annis Winters, Damascus and Louise Duvall, Mountain City; six grandsons; one granddaughter; two great-grandsons; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003, at the Hux-Lipford Funeral Home with Mr. Jim Hutchinson and Mr. Jim Sherman to officiate. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, 2003, at the Blevins Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Terry Hutchinson, Dr. Floyd Barker, Tony Long, Randall Garland, Christopher Garland, Jim Plummer, Gerald Buckles, Mike Robinson and Lonnie Long. Honorary pallbearers will be Ted Callahan, Tom Bentley, Bob Doyle, Leonard Lewis, Wade Woods, Jim May, Jeff Love, Brett Keesee, Dr. Floyd Barker and Dr. Emory Robinette.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003, at the Hux-Lipford Funeral Home.
Friends may also call at the residence, 358 George Jenkins Road, Shady Valley, at any time.

George married Mary Ellen Taylor about 1934 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Mary (daughter of John Garfield Taylor and Nora Mae Morefield) was born on 24 Mar 1917 in McDowell County, , , West Virginia; died on 23 Aug 2002 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Blevins Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ralph Jenkins, age 73, of Mountain City, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, January 21, 2017. He was born on May 25, 1943 in Johnson County, TN to the late George and Mary Ellen Taylor Jenkins. In addition to his parents, Ralph was preceded in death by his brother, George D. Jenkins Jr. and by a brother-in-law, Herbert Sluder.
Ralph was an avid outdoorsman who truly loved the outdoors. He especially loved fishing, gardening and working in his yard. He retired from Hanes Brand Inc. in 2008. He was a member of Mountain City Church of Christ.
Those left to cherish his memories include his wife of 32 years, Bessie Eastridge Jenkins; sons: Stewart, Kevin and Micah; step sons: Jerry Stanley, Steven Stanley and Tony Stanley; sisters: Betty Sluder of Winchester, VA and Edith Jenkins of Shady Valley, TN; brother, Edsel Jenkins and wife June of Bristol, TN; several grandchildren and great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral service for Ralph will be conducted at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at the Mountain City Funeral Home with Pastor Buddy Morefield officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m. prior to the service. Graveside service and entombment will be held at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at the Sunset Memorial Park Mausoleum. Pallbearers will be Tony Stanley, Jerry Stanley, Steve Stanley, Justin Stanley, Derek Baker and Ron Shupe. Honorary pallbearer is Ken Lane.

Ralph married Bessie Lee Eastridge about 1964. Bessie (daughter of Thomas Franklin Eastridge and Deldia Dora Rupard) was born on 5 Jun 1938 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 16 Jan 2020 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]