Obituaries: Sion E. Jenkins, 1960, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 28, 1960 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Final Rites For Sion E. Jenkins Held Here Sunday

Final rites for Sion E. Jenkins, 63 year old retired Winnfield postmaster, who
died at his home while sitting in a chair at 12:15 p.m. Saturday, January 23,
1960. Services were held at the Southern Funeral Home chapel here Sunday at 3
p.m. Officiating were Rev. Miley Walsworth, Rev. R. H. Staples, and Dr. W. L.
Holcomb.

Burial was in Garden of Memories Cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral
Home.

Acting as pallbearers were Pat Harrell, Dennis Shell, R. D. Bevill, Arnett
Garris, Melton Hightower, A. J. McCartney, Dr. John McElwee, and Dr. W. C.
Cookston.

Born in Ward Seven, Winn Parish, in 1891, Mr. Jenkins first worked in the
shipbuilding trade and later served as superintendent of Southern Mineral Co.
Rock Quarry.  He entered postal service in 1920 as a substitute clerk in New
Orleans, served as a rural carrier from 1926 to 1948 at Winnfield, and as
postmaster here from 1948 to 1957.

Mr. Jenkins was a member and past president of the Winnfield Lions Club, and
an active civic worker including Red Cross and the Heart Fund, was chairman of
the Winnfield Recreation Commission, and was a member of the First Baptist
church.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lillie Cupp Jenkins, Winnfield; one son, Dr.
Sion Ray Jenkins, Winnfield; two brothers, J. M. Jenkins, Winnfield, and G. W.
Jenkins of Springhill; three sisters, Mrs. Ella McDowell, Mrs. Olive DeJean
and Mrs. Eva Hughes, all of Hodge.