Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Jenkins, John D.III May 28, 2025 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@concast.net October 4, 2025, 1:15 pm Lehman Funeral Home , Portland - May 2025 Excerpts from Portland Obituary John D. Jenkins III Died May 28, 2025-age 81 of Portland Born August 23, 1943 in Flint, MI to John"Jack" & Donna (Yeomans) Jenkins. John enjoyed gardening, camping, fishing, hunting, trapping, attending bluegrass music festivals, playing music with friends & traveling with his sweetheart, Marilyn.Together they visited all 50 states. John worked 7 years in retail grocery, advancing from clerk to manager. He then spent thirty-one years in building trades as a carpenter, millwright, licensed builder, & inspector. Additionally, he owned a party tent rental business & served as past president of the Building Officials Conference of Michigan. John was a U.S. Army paratrooper. Survived by his friend & life partner Marilyn(Huhn) Selden, his children,John (Tina), Terri (Charley), Tracy (Kelly), Jina (Cory), Jason (Jackie), stepchildren Eric, Cheri, Jessica (Jeff) 24 grandchildren, 25 great- grandchildren & 10 siblings. Funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, June 2, 2025 at Lehman Funeral Home, 210 E.Bridge St.,Portland,MI Additional Comments: U.S.Paratrooper Vietnam File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/j/jenkins49086nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb