Mary Magdalene Jenkins

Mary Magdalene Jenkins obituary

Mary Magdalene Jenkins

Mary Jenkins Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Magoffin County Funeral Home, LLC - Salyersville on Oct. 4, 2025.

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Mary Magdalene Jenkins age 71 of Salyersville passed away on Saturday morning October 4, 2025 at the UK Bluegrass Hospice Care Center in Lexington, Ky. She was born March 05, 1954 in Salyersville, Kentucky to the late Townsel and Ethel "Ovie" Howard Jenkins.

Survived by one son, Shawn Castle of Lexington, Kentucky, one granddaughter, Tenisha Castle of Cannel City, Kentucky, one brother, Billy Ray Jenkins of Millersburg, Ohio, three sisters, Opal Howard, Risby Hoover both of Ohio, and Shirley Ann Isaac of Salyersville, Kentucky.

In addition to her parents, Mary is preceded in death by her companion of twenty-seven years, Basel Hall, one son, Marcus A. Castle, four brothers, Mitchell C. Jenkins, Harold C. Jenkins, Townsel Edward Jenkins, Willie Gene Jenkins, two sisters, Phyllis Mae Jenkins, and Betty Lou Williams.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 07, 2025 from the Magoffin County Funeral Home Chapel with Dennis Marshall officiating. Burial will in the Howard and Slone Cemetery at Flat Fork, Kentucky. Friends may visit the funeral home Monday, October 06, 2025 from 6:00 P.M. till 9:00 P.M. and any time prior to funeral services.

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