Miami County OhArchives Obituaries.....Jenkins, Albert Richard "Dick" March 3, 2005
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Piqua Daily Call dated 4-Mar-2005
Albert Richard "Dick" Jenkins, 88, of Lake Loramie, and formerly of Piqua died 
at 5:1 1 a.m. March 3, 2005, in Piqua Manor Nursing Home following a six-month 
illness.
He was born June 5, 1916, in Sidney, the son of the late William Clyde and 
Learna (Cummins) Jenkins. He also was preceded in death by his wife of 55 
years, Miriam Pauline Slack; a sister, Pauline Riesenbeck; and his first wife, 
Tiny, and their daughter, Marlene Jenkins Rouse. He is survived by his only 
son, Thomas Eugene Jenkins and daughter-in-law, Joyce; three grandchildren: 
Jon (Robin) Jenkins, of West Milton, Amy (Kent) Booherof Pleasant Hill and 
Jason (Kelly) Jenkins of Palm Springs, Calif.; eight great-grandchildren, 
Nathanael and Gabrielle Jenkins, Kellen, Kyler, Kale and Keeley Booher and 
Emily and Daniel Jenkins. Also surviving are four grandchildren and several 
great-grandchildren from his first marriage; two brothers-in-law, Ward and 
Maynard Slack; a sister-in-law, Elinor Slack and many nieces and nephews.
He retired from Union Fork and Hoe (formerly the Wood Shovel and Tool Co. of 
Piqua) after nearly 50 years as a shop foreman. He was a World War II veteran, 
serving in the U.S. Army and receiving the Purple Heart in the Battle of the 
Bulge. He was an avid fisherman and gardener, and in his earlier years enjoyed 
hunting and trapping. He loved to help others and to recall his many 
experiences in the war.
Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday in the Suber-Shively Funeral 
Home, 201 W. Main St., Fletcher. Funeral services will be held at 1 1 a.m. 
Monday in the funeral home with his grandson, Pastor Jon Jenkins of Highland 
Church, West Milton, presiding. Burial will be in Fletcher Cemetery.

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