Jennie Jewell Walker

WALKER, Jennie Jewell, 90, of Richmond, went home to be with her Lord on January 20, 2009. She is survived by her sister and best friend, Pearl W. Covington; nieces, Linda C. Kalamaras and Cathy C. Gatewood; nephews, William M. Coffman and Larry S. Covington, and numerous other nieces and nephews. Jewell was a faithful member of Fairfield Presbyterian Church for 72 years. She was a retired bookkeeper for Carter Sand and Gravel Company. The family will receive friends from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 21, at the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Road, in Mechanicsville. Interment will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery, followed by a memorial service at 12 noon Thursday at Fairfield Presbyterian Church, 6930 Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville, with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fairfield Presbyterian Church Building Fund.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.