Thomas Jefferson Jenkins

Thomas Jefferson Jenkins

Thomas Jefferson Jenkins, 69, of Stanardsville, departed this world on Sunday, June 27, 2010, and went home to be with his Lord and Savior.

He was born February 14, 1941, to the late Culton Jenkins and Lucy Jane Jackson Jenkins, both of Wolfetown, Virginia. He was also preceded in death by a brother-in-law, James Simms Rhoades.

He was a member and Deacon of Stanardsville Baptist Church. He was an employee of E.A. Clore and Sons for 37 years where he worked in the paint and laquer room. He was kind-hearted, generous and he loved to talk and joke. He was a friend to many and knew no enemies. He will be sadly missed by all that knew him.

Thomas is survived by his sister, Janie Elizabeth Rhodes of Stanardsville; his brother, Claude Edward Jenkins and his wife of Rochelle, Virginia; a nephew, David Lee Rhodes and his wife, April, of Stanardsville, Virginia; a niece, Anette Primm and her husband, Steve, of Illinois; and several great-nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Stanardsville Baptist Church with Reverend Stephen Renalds officiating. Interment will follow in Fair View Church cemetery, Wolfetown.

The Pallbearers will be Bruce Sanden, Bruce Shifflett, Bob Gilman, Gene Perry, Greg Shifflett, Graydon Lamb, Harry Chapman and Larry Cogdell.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at Ryan Funeral Home, Quinque, Virginia.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.