Mrs. Jenkins was born Thursday, June 19, 1919, in Abbotsford, Georgia, the daughter of the late Isabella Dunlop and Henry Henderson. She graduated from LaGrange College and retired from Fairfax Towel Department. Mrs. Jenkins was an active member or the First United Methodist Church of West Point. She served her family with love and devotion.

Survivors include her son, Johnny (Marie) Jenkins of Rocksvillle, Maryland; her grandchildren, Gregory Fetner, Emily Mattingly and Todd Parson; her great grandchildren, Avery Fetner and Dresden Mattingly. She was preceded in death by her twin sister, Antoinette Pearson, her brothers, Roy, Cecil and Frank Henderson.