Betty Jean Jenkins

Mrs. Betty Jean Smith Jenkins, age 85 of Trion, Georgia passed away Sunday, November 2, 2025 at a Rome healthcare center.

Mrs. Jenkins was born in Dalton, Georgia on August 29, 1940, daughter of the late Oscar Smith and Irene McClure Pratt. She was a member of the Harvest Worship Center in Trion and had baked for many family owned restaurants in the Dalton area before retiring to become a babysitter and homemaker. She enjoyed working crossword puzzles and watching Hallmark movies. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Jenkins was preceded in death by her mom, Evoline Smith; husband, Johnny Jenkins; twin sons, Terry and Perry Jenkins; sister, Janet Purcell; and a brother, Billy Smith.

Mrs. Jenkins is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Jeff and Stephanie Jenkins and Gary and Anne Jenkins; daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Mike Rankin; sisters and brothers-in-law, Pam and Steve Hall, Margaret and Denny Smith and Beverly and Joe Welch; brothers and sisters-in-law, Henry and Debbie Smith, Charlie and Joy Pratt, Johnnie and Hazel Pratt, Marty Pratt and Jim Lewis; sister-in-law, Pat Smith; grandchildren, Madicyn and Jacob Morrisette, Mason Jenkins, Jacob Rankin and Ashley Rankin; great grandchildren, Emersyn Morrisette, Collyns Morrisette, Kinsley Rankin, Jada Rankin, Abel Rankin, Alyssa Stevens, Bear Stevens, Nick Eliam, Tyler Eliam and Cassy Wells; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Visitation for Mrs. Jenkins will be held Wednesday, November 5, 2025 from 1:00 P.M. until 3:00 P.M. at the Coffman Funeral Home.

Private Interment will be in the Whitfield Memory Gardens.

Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Betty Jean Smith Jenkins. Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and post condolences.