Terry Jenkins Obituary
Mr. Terry Stephen Jenkins, age 66, of Woodburn, KY, passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM at the Hospice House of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, KY.
Mr. Jenkins wishes were to be cremated with no services.
Terry was born on January 2, 1959 in Warren County, KY to the late Charles Eugene Jenkins and the late Earnestine (Freeman) Jenkins. He is also preceded in death by a brother, Charles Eugene Jenkins, Jr.
He is survived by one daughter, Emily Cardwell (Michael) of Rockfield, KY; two grandchildren, Wylder Cardwell and Meadow Cardwell; brother, Sam Owens (Sandi) of Lexington, SC; and one niece, Brandy Shockley.
Terry was a graduate of Warren Central High School. He retired from the Warren County Board of Education as a bus driver. He was an avid outdoorsman from hunting to fishing to just being outside. Terry could do it all and enjoyed teaching and helping others with his love and knowledge. He loved being a granddaddy and helped to spoil them rotten. "Most of all, Terry was an amazing Father and there was never a moment that I didn’t know I was loved and could always count on my Daddy" -Emily Cardwell.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory. The website is w ww.gilbertfhonline.com. The Facebook page is Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. The obituary phone line is 270-586-8844.
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