Rebecca Alice Jenkins was born April 29, 1913, in the Leesville community.
She was the final survivor of the eight children of Claude Briggs and Allie Sell Briggs.
She died July 7, 1992, in Clinton at the age of 79.
She lived in the Leesville area until 1920 when farming became so poor that the family moved to Clinton.
He family was active in the First Baptist Church where she accepted Christ and became a member.
She also enjoyed helping her father who organized and supervised the South Side Sunday School in their own neighborhood.
She attended and graduated from Clinton High School. The highlight of last summer for Rebecca was her 60th reunion with her former classmates.
On October 27, 1936, she married Harold B. Jenkins.
This inseparable couple began their long and loving marriage in Clinton, but shortly moved to Kansas City. In Kansas City, she worked as a sales clerk in several businesses, including Emery Bird Thayer.
When they moved to Denver, she bagan working for W.T. Grant Company.
She continued working for Grant's even when she and Harold moved to Redwood City, CA. In each of these different states, her helpfulness and humor were appreciated by her customers and co-workers.
Even when she retired and they moved back to Kansas City, she continued these friendships with telephone calls and letters.
After living in Kansas City for 10 years, Rebecca and Harold moved back to Clinton.
She delighted in the children of her sisters and brothers.
These nieces and nephews helped her celebrate many birthdays and her 50th wedding anniversary.
Her most recent family get-together was on July 4, when she enjoyed a family picnic and was thrilled to hold her newest great-great-niece.
Her favorite pastime was sewing and crafts. She made school clothes for her nieces when they were young.
She knitted sweaters, crocheted afghans, and made quilts. Her handiwork is treasured by those who received them.
She also loved to read and continued to do so with the aid of a magnifying glass in later years when her eyesight began to fail.
Her husband, Harold, was her principle caregiver in these past few years.
Also surviving is a sister-in-law, a brother-in-law, of Calhoun; nieces and nephews.
Those who are left will miss the loving spirit and the keen sense of humor of Aunt.
Funeral services were Thursday, July 9, 1992, at the Consalus Funeral Home Chapel in Clinton.
Burial was in Englewood Cemetery.
Daily Democrat, Clinton, MO
She was the final survivor of the eight children of Claude Briggs and Allie Sell Briggs.
She died July 7, 1992, in Clinton at the age of 79.
She lived in the Leesville area until 1920 when farming became so poor that the family moved to Clinton.
He family was active in the First Baptist Church where she accepted Christ and became a member.
She also enjoyed helping her father who organized and supervised the South Side Sunday School in their own neighborhood.
She attended and graduated from Clinton High School. The highlight of last summer for Rebecca was her 60th reunion with her former classmates.
On October 27, 1936, she married Harold B. Jenkins.
This inseparable couple began their long and loving marriage in Clinton, but shortly moved to Kansas City. In Kansas City, she worked as a sales clerk in several businesses, including Emery Bird Thayer.
When they moved to Denver, she bagan working for W.T. Grant Company.
She continued working for Grant's even when she and Harold moved to Redwood City, CA. In each of these different states, her helpfulness and humor were appreciated by her customers and co-workers.
Even when she retired and they moved back to Kansas City, she continued these friendships with telephone calls and letters.
After living in Kansas City for 10 years, Rebecca and Harold moved back to Clinton.
She delighted in the children of her sisters and brothers.
These nieces and nephews helped her celebrate many birthdays and her 50th wedding anniversary.
Her most recent family get-together was on July 4, when she enjoyed a family picnic and was thrilled to hold her newest great-great-niece.
Her favorite pastime was sewing and crafts. She made school clothes for her nieces when they were young.
She knitted sweaters, crocheted afghans, and made quilts. Her handiwork is treasured by those who received them.
She also loved to read and continued to do so with the aid of a magnifying glass in later years when her eyesight began to fail.
Her husband, Harold, was her principle caregiver in these past few years.
Also surviving is a sister-in-law, a brother-in-law, of Calhoun; nieces and nephews.
Those who are left will miss the loving spirit and the keen sense of humor of Aunt.
Funeral services were Thursday, July 9, 1992, at the Consalus Funeral Home Chapel in Clinton.
Burial was in Englewood Cemetery.
Daily Democrat, Clinton, MO
Rebecca Alice Jenkins was born April 29, 1913, in the Leesville community.
She was the final survivor of the eight children of Claude Briggs and Allie Sell Briggs.
She died July 7, 1992, in Clinton at the age of 79.
She lived in the Leesville area until 1920 when farming became so poor that the family moved to Clinton.
He family was active in the First Baptist Church where she accepted Christ and became a member.
She also enjoyed helping her father who organized and supervised the South Side Sunday School in their own neighborhood.
She attended and graduated from Clinton High School. The highlight of last summer for Rebecca was her 60th reunion with her former classmates.
On October 27, 1936, she married Harold B. Jenkins.
This inseparable couple began their long and loving marriage in Clinton, but shortly moved to Kansas City. In Kansas City, she worked as a sales clerk in several businesses, including Emery Bird Thayer.
When they moved to Denver, she bagan working for W.T. Grant Company.
She continued working for Grant's even when she and Harold moved to Redwood City, CA. In each of these different states, her helpfulness and humor were appreciated by her customers and co-workers.
Even when she retired and they moved back to Kansas City, she continued these friendships with telephone calls and letters.
After living in Kansas City for 10 years, Rebecca and Harold moved back to Clinton.
She delighted in the children of her sisters and brothers.
These nieces and nephews helped her celebrate many birthdays and her 50th wedding anniversary.
Her most recent family get-together was on July 4, when she enjoyed a family picnic and was thrilled to hold her newest great-great-niece.
Her favorite pastime was sewing and crafts. She made school clothes for her nieces when they were young.
She knitted sweaters, crocheted afghans, and made quilts. Her handiwork is treasured by those who received them.
She also loved to read and continued to do so with the aid of a magnifying glass in later years when her eyesight began to fail.
Her husband, Harold, was her principle caregiver in these past few years.
Also surviving is a sister-in-law, a brother-in-law, of Calhoun; nieces and nephews.
Those who are left will miss the loving spirit and the keen sense of humor of Aunt.
Funeral services were Thursday, July 9, 1992, at the Consalus Funeral Home Chapel in Clinton.
Burial was in Englewood Cemetery.
Daily Democrat, Clinton, MO
She was the final survivor of the eight children of Claude Briggs and Allie Sell Briggs.
She died July 7, 1992, in Clinton at the age of 79.
She lived in the Leesville area until 1920 when farming became so poor that the family moved to Clinton.
He family was active in the First Baptist Church where she accepted Christ and became a member.
She also enjoyed helping her father who organized and supervised the South Side Sunday School in their own neighborhood.
She attended and graduated from Clinton High School. The highlight of last summer for Rebecca was her 60th reunion with her former classmates.
On October 27, 1936, she married Harold B. Jenkins.
This inseparable couple began their long and loving marriage in Clinton, but shortly moved to Kansas City. In Kansas City, she worked as a sales clerk in several businesses, including Emery Bird Thayer.
When they moved to Denver, she bagan working for W.T. Grant Company.
She continued working for Grant's even when she and Harold moved to Redwood City, CA. In each of these different states, her helpfulness and humor were appreciated by her customers and co-workers.
Even when she retired and they moved back to Kansas City, she continued these friendships with telephone calls and letters.
After living in Kansas City for 10 years, Rebecca and Harold moved back to Clinton.
She delighted in the children of her sisters and brothers.
These nieces and nephews helped her celebrate many birthdays and her 50th wedding anniversary.
Her most recent family get-together was on July 4, when she enjoyed a family picnic and was thrilled to hold her newest great-great-niece.
Her favorite pastime was sewing and crafts. She made school clothes for her nieces when they were young.
She knitted sweaters, crocheted afghans, and made quilts. Her handiwork is treasured by those who received them.
She also loved to read and continued to do so with the aid of a magnifying glass in later years when her eyesight began to fail.
Her husband, Harold, was her principle caregiver in these past few years.
Also surviving is a sister-in-law, a brother-in-law, of Calhoun; nieces and nephews.
Those who are left will miss the loving spirit and the keen sense of humor of Aunt.
Funeral services were Thursday, July 9, 1992, at the Consalus Funeral Home Chapel in Clinton.
Burial was in Englewood Cemetery.
Daily Democrat, Clinton, MO
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