Palestine High School Alumni Association

12 / 11 / 1948  –  02 / 25 / 2000

Services for Theo Jenkins, 51, of Springfield Community, will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Bailey & Foster Chapel with Rev. Lynn Stroud, Rev. Charles Grasty and Rev. Mike Drinkard officiating. Burial will follow in Stafford-Tucker Cemetery under the direction of Bailey & Foster.

Mr. Jenkins died early Friday morning at Palestine Regional Medical Center.  He was born December 11, 1948, in Palestine to Charles Ashley Jenkins and Ottis Rae Fitzgerald Jenkins.

Mr. Jenkins was a member of the Springfield United Methodist Church. He graduated from Palestine High School and was president of his senior class. He was a fireman and locomotive engineer for Union Pacific Railroad. He was a cattle rancher for most of his life.

He was preceded in death by his mother.

Mr. Jenkins is survived by his wife of 31 years, Sherry Ann Jenkins of Springfield Community; his father; daughters Julie Jenkins Shaw of Elkhart and Jennifer Jenkins Turner of Humble; son Jason Jenkins of Houston; sister Mary Meador of Cayuga; brothers Bob Jenkins of Athens, Bill Jenkins of Stephenville, Harry Jenkins of Houston, Wyley Jenkins of Blackfoot Community, Charles Jenkins Jr. of Springfield Community and Ottis Ray “Honey” Jenkins of Athens; and five grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Randy Jenkins, Terry Jenkins, Charles Jenkins III, Chad Jenkins, Jeff Jenkins, Brian Jenkins, John Jenkins and Richard Jenkins.

Source: Palestine Herald-Press 02-28-2000