OBIT: John L. JENKINS, Sr., 2002, Mount Union, Huntingdon County, PA

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John L. Jenkins, Sr.

  John Lewis Jenkins Sr., 63, of Box 1371, RR1 Hill Valley, Mount 
Union, died at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at the J.C. Blair 
Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon, following a serious illness.
  Funeral services were held Jan. 19 at the Robert D. Heath Funeral 
Home, Mount Union. Rev. Rich Morris officiated and interment was made 
in Monroe Valley Cemetery, Star Route, Orbisonia.
  Born July 29, 1938, in Cromwell Township, Huntingdon County, he was a 
son of the late Robert P. and Ellenoir C. (Hancock) Jenkins Buffington.
  He was first married to Hughette (Brenon) Jenkins of Hill Valley, RD1 
Mount Union.
  Later he married Darlene (Wilson) Jenkins on April 19, 1985. She 
survives at their home along with two children, John L. Jenkins Jr. of 
Mount Union and
  Bruce A. Jenkins of RR1 Mount Union.
  The following step-children also survive: Jay H. Whisler II of Port 
Royal, Judy Dalton of Honey Grove, Diana Stoner of Honey Grove and 
Daniel Whisler of Licking Creek.
  Mr. Jenkins is survived by two brothers, Robert C. Jenkins of RR1 
McVeytown and Joseph L. Jenkins of Niles, Ohio.
  He spent 25 years in the United States Army, retiring in 1981 as a 
chief warrant officer. He had several tours of Europe, Germany and 
Greenland, and also served in Vietnam.
  He was a member of the American Legion Post 107, Mount Union; a life 
member of the VFW Post 5754, Mount Union, where he served as a past 
board member and past quartermaster; and a former member of the Sons of 
Italy post in Mount Union.

The Valley Log, Orbisonia, PA, January 23, 2002