THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, July 21, 1995 TAG: 9507210497
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B4 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE LENGTH: Short : 28 lines
William Gradie Jenkins Jr., 71, of the 2300 block of Tapscott Ave., a retired truck driver, died July 18, 1995, in Chesapeake.
Mr. Jenkins was born in Franklin, Va. He retired from Colonial Stores after 35 years and was a member of First Baptist Church, Crestwood, the Trustee Board and Male Usher Board. He was a Mason, a member of Lion Social Club Inc. and was the widower of Elizabeth N. Jenkins.
Survivors include three daughters, Margaret Harding of Chesapeake, Edna Jenkins, Brenda Bagby of Reston, Va.; two sons, William G. Jenkins III of Norfolk and Marcus A. Jenkins of Onalaska, Wis.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was predeceased by his parents, Elzenia R. Jenkins and William G. Jenkins Sr.
A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Crestwood, by the Rev. Willie Lee Samuel. Burial will be in Roosevelt Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hale Funeral Home. A wake will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Family will assemble at his residence.
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