San Joaquin-San Francisco County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Jenkins, Hope Doloras September 30 2004
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The Record  October 3, 2004
Stockton
Hope Doloras Jenkins 
Jan. 26, 1922- Sept. 30, 2004



Hope Doloras Jenkins, 82, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 30, 
2004, following a long illness. She was born January 26, 1922, in Ada, 
Oklahoma, to Henry Eugene and Margaret Tuggle-Reed. She was the last survivor 
of her siblings, being the 8th child of 12. She graduated from Byng High 
School, before marrying her husband of 62 1/2 years, Lee Roy Jenkins on October 
7, 1939. Mrs. Jenkins worked and lived in San Francisco with her 3 oldest sons, 
while her husband, Lee Roy Jenkins, was serving in the Navy during WWII in the 
Pacific. They returned to Ada, Oklahoma after the war, where she was a 
homemaker and bookkeeper for her husband's business, Jenkins Portable Welding 
Service. The lived at Home, until 1963.
She moved to California in 1963 at the age of 41, with her husband and 
children. She was the owner of Jenkins Bookkeeping and Tax Service for 35 
years, and retired in 2001 at the age of 79. She enjoyed crocheting, crossword 
puzzles and gardening. Her greatest joy was welcoming everyone into her home 
for fabulous meals filled with heartfelt love for all. Her favorite thing was 
spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Mrs. Jenkins is survived by three of her five loving children: her son, William 
Boyd Jenkins and wife, Dona, of Stockton; daughter, Doloras Anne Lemke, of 
Lodi; and son, Melvin Lee Jenkins of Carson City, NV. She was the beloved "Big 
Grandma" to 12 surviving grandchildren, 28 great-grand-children and 1 great-
great-grand-child. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Roy Jenkins; 
twin sons, Roy Eugene and James Henry Jenkins, and one grandson, James Henry 
Jenkins, Jr.
Mrs. Jenkins was a member of the American Business Women's Association, and the 
Nazarene Church, and an advocate to the Stockton Child Abuse Consul and 
Battered Women of San Joaquin County.
A Chapel Service will be held on Tuesday, October 5, 2004, at 1:00 p.m. at 
DeYoung Memorial Chapel, 601 N. California St., Stockton. Visitation will be on 
Sunday, October 3, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday, 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. and 
Tuesday 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the Mortuary. Committal will be at Stockton 
Rural Cemetery, where she will be beside her husband and twin sons. 
 




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