Mr. Jerry Lynn Jenkins Obituary (1951

Mr. Jerry Jenkins, 66, passed away on January 15, 2018, at his residence in Cedar Bluff. Mr. Jerry was born on March 18, 1951, in Eupora, the son of the late John Wesley and Mary Burson Jenkins. Mr. Jerry was a member of Hope Baptist Church in Cedar Bluff where he enjoyed singing in the choir. Mr. Jerry worked as Lab Technician for Georgia Gulf in Aberdeen for 35 years. Mr. Jerry enjoyed hunting and fishing, raising chickens and selling their eggs. Mr. Jerry married Sheri Carvan Jenkins on November 30, 1982, in West Point. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister: Joyce Busbin. Funeral services will be on Friday, January 19, 2018, at 10:00 A.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Eddie Brock officiating and assisted by Reverend Chris Craven. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his wife: Sheri Jenkins of Cedar Bluff, 3 daughters: Amy Jenkins Hester (Todd) of Tupelo, Michele Cagle of Mannford, Oklahoma, and Marsha Mitchell (Jason) of Hamilton; 6 grandchildren: Jim Garth Horn, II of Tupelo, Mary Haylee Brown of Hamilton, Anna Clair Hester of Tupelo, Madison Grace Mitchell of Hamilton, Makayla and Jourdan Wilborn, both of Mannford, Oklahoma: 2 great-grandchildren: Brayden Wolanek and Jamie Lynn Horn of Sturgis: his mother-in-law: Donnie Hammack of West Point: 2 sisters: Selma Kellum and Brenda Castle (Rich) of Eupora and brother: John Jenkins (Patsy) of Mantee. Pallbearers will be Jeff Peeples, Wesley Jenkins, Vernon Edwards, Aubrey Blair, William Downer, and Ricky Blake. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Nurses and Staff of Halcyon Hospice, Dr. William Billington, and his church family at Hope Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Hope Baptist Church, P.O. Box 177, Cedar Bluff, MS 39741 or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959. Visitation will be Friday, January 19, 2018 from 9:00-10:00 A.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com