Kathryn Armstrong Jenkins

Kathryn Armstrong Jenkins

Simpsonville

Kathryn Armstrong Jenkins, 82, formerly of Fork Shoals Road, Simpsonville, widow of the late John Epting Jenkins, Sr., died August 5, 2011.

Born in Fountain Inn, SC, she was the daughter of Ernest Stewart and Kate Curry Armstrong. She attended Fountain Inn public schools, then attended Lander College and Furman University, where she was a cheerleader. She grew up as a member of Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church.

Kathryn worked for the Department of the Navy in Washington, D.C., the SC Forestry Commission, the SC Budget and Control Board, the SC Department of Natural Resources, and the Water Resources Commission. She retired from the state with 30 years of service, in 1986.

Kathryn was an active member of her church, Kilbourne Park Baptist Church in Columbia, SC, until she moved back to Fork Shoals upon retirement, then became a member of Fork Shoals Baptist Church.

She had a great love for the Lord and the gift of service.

She is survived by her daughters Jeanne and husband, Herbert (Skip) Brown of Anderson, Karen and her husband, the Rev. Steve Brown of North Myrtle Beach, and Debbie and her husband, Judge John Waites of Columbia; her son, the Rev. John Jenkins, Jr. and his wife, Doris, of Goose Creek; 10 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, John Epting Jenkins, Sr.; her beloved son, John David Jenkins; and her brothers William (Bill) Armstrong, Lucius (Bub) Armstrong, and Robert (Bob) Armstrong.

Visitation will be from 6-8:00 p.m. Sunday, August 7, 2011, at Cannon Funeral Home, Fountain Inn, SC. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 8, 2011, at Fork Shoals Baptist Church with the Rev. John Jenkins and Rev. Steve Brown officiating. Interment will follow in Cannon Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fork Shoals Baptist Church (designated for the Awana Children's Program), 110 Fork Shoals Church Road, Pelzer, SC 29669.