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- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 14 Mar 2005.
Alvin V. Jenkins, 81, of Newport, went to be with the Lord Monday, March 14, 2005, with his family at his side at his daughter’s residence in Salem, Ind.
He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Army during WWII.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Burton L. and Algie (Stinnett) Jenkins; brother, Fred E. Jenkins; and sister, Bonnie Sue Jenkins.
Alvin is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Routh Jenkins, of Newport; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Ralph LaCharity, of Cincinnati, Ohio; Ruth and Russell Felker, of Salem, Ind.; Wanda and James Dillman, of Allentown, Pa.; and Kathy and Gary Britton, of Washington State; brother, Lloyd Jenkins and his wife, Pat, of N.J.; ten grandchildren; and twenty-two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Jenkins will also be missed by several nieces and nephews and a host of special friends.
Funeral service will be conducted Saturday, March 19, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Fred Cagle and the Rev. Mike Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends Thursday evening, March 17, 2005, and Friday evening, March 18, 2005, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home.
Military service will be conducted by LCPL Charles C. Roberts DAV Chapter 102 of Newport.
Brown Funeral Home has been honored to provide the final arrangements for Mr. Alvin V. Jenkins.
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