DAVID EARL JENKINS
DAVID E. JENKINS
MIDLAND CITY… David E. Jenkins, a resident of Midland City, Alabama, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2026, at his home. He was 80.
Funeral services will be held 2;00 P.M. Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Wright Funeral Home & Crematory Chapel, with Brother Jimmy Monk officiating. Burial will follow in the Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Headland, Alabama. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. prior to the service. Wright Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Jenkins was born in Midland City, Alabama to the late John C. Jenkins and Rosie Walding Jenkins. David lived in Midland City, Alabama his whole life. He attended Dale County High School. He worked with the family business (Jenkins Masonry, Inc.) as a brick mason until his retirement. He was a founder and faithful member of the True Light Church of Jesus Christ Church in Midland City, Alabama.
Along with his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sisters, Linda Jenkins, Martha Virginia Cunningham, and Sonya Jenkins Senn; his brothers, James Jenkins, Dan Jenkins, Bobby Jenkins, and Mitchell Jenkins.
Leaving to cherish his memories are his wife, Karen Johnson Jenkins; his sons, Wesley Grier Jenkins and John-David (J.D.) Burtz Jenkins; his sisters, Billie Ann Senn and Debra Kowal (Jeffrey); his sister-in-law, Margaret Jenkins; his grandchildren, Madison Jenkins, Graicy Jenkins, Aubrey Jenkins, and Bailey Jenkins; and his several nieces and nephews.
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