Rufus Broaddus Jenkins, 88, of Stanley, died on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008.
He was born on Feb. 20, 1919, in Stanley and was a son of the late Ernest Lee and Florence Elizabeth Decker Jenkins.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
On Dec. 23, 1946, he married the former Iva Lorraine Knight who died on Jan. 6, 2008.
He is survived by two sisters, Lillian Gorman and Alice V. Breeden, both of Stanley and a caregiver, Donna Davis of Stanley. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Florence Dale Jenkins and four brothers, Carson Lee, Lonzie Wilson, Nelson Lee and Williard Douglas Jenkins.
Burial in the Bethlehem Cemetery in Stanley with military honors by the VFW Comer-Jones Post 621.
Family Members
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![Ernest Jenkins]()
Ernest Lee Jenkins
1889–1954
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![Mary Jenkins]()
Mary Florence Elizabeth Decker Jenkins
1890–1993
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![Iva Jenkins]()
Iva Lorraine Knight Jenkins
1927–2008
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![Carson Jenkins]()
Carson Lee Jenkins
1908–1998
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![Lonzie Jenkins]()
Lonzie Wilson Jenkins
1912–2000
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![Willard Jenkins]()
Willard Douglas Jenkins
1914–1972
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![Nelson Jenkins]()
Nelson Lee Jenkins
1916–1999
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![Lillian Gorman]()
Lillian May Jenkins Gorman
1924 – unknown
Flowers
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