Born July 4, 1928, in Norfolk, Virginia, he was the son of the late Walter Edward Jenkins and Evelyn Watson Jenkins. A U.S. Army veteran paratrooper, he retired as Meat Cutter, working for the following: Colonial Stores, Norfolk Naval Commissary, Giant Open Air, and K-Mart Stores. He was member of Talbot Park Baptist Church, Nansemond Masonic Lodge No. 77, loved fishing, gardening, wood working, celebrating Christmas, and spending time with his grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Walter was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Marie Jenkins and brother, Donald. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Constance Jenkins; three sons, Walter, III (spouse, Lynn), Steven (spouse, Barbara), and Michael (spouse, Cagri); five-step daughters, JoAnn McCullin, Janet, Katherine, Marie, and Theresa; sister-in-law, Lynda Jenkins of Richmond; and six grandsons.
The family will receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel on Saturday, Sept 5, 2020, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, Sept. 6, at Riverside Memorial Park at 11 a.m. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.
Published in The Virginian-Pilot on Sep. 5, 2020.
Born July 4, 1928, in Norfolk, Virginia, he was the son of the late Walter Edward Jenkins and Evelyn Watson Jenkins. A U.S. Army veteran paratrooper, he retired as Meat Cutter, working for the following: Colonial Stores, Norfolk Naval Commissary, Giant Open Air, and K-Mart Stores. He was member of Talbot Park Baptist Church, Nansemond Masonic Lodge No. 77, loved fishing, gardening, wood working, celebrating Christmas, and spending time with his grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Walter was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Marie Jenkins and brother, Donald. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Constance Jenkins; three sons, Walter, III (spouse, Lynn), Steven (spouse, Barbara), and Michael (spouse, Cagri); five-step daughters, JoAnn McCullin, Janet, Katherine, Marie, and Theresa; sister-in-law, Lynda Jenkins of Richmond; and six grandsons.
The family will receive friends at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel on Saturday, Sept 5, 2020, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, Sept. 6, at Riverside Memorial Park at 11 a.m. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.
Published in The Virginian-Pilot on Sep. 5, 2020.
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