Ms Tressie Lee DuBose Jenkins

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Posted by: Ward Wilson
Date: Mar 01 2014 2:57 PM

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Tressie Lee DuBose Jenkins of Dothan passed on to her eternal reward on February 28, 2014.

 

Funeral services will be directed by Ward Wilson Funeral Home, and held at Calvary Baptist Church, Montezuma St. Dothan with Reverend Woody Farrington officiating. The family will receive friends at the church at 1 P.M. Tuesday, March 4 with the service to follow at 2 P.M. The graveside service will follow at Garden of Memory Cemetery, Hwy 431 North of Dothan.

 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations made in her name to: Extendicare  Care, 950 South Saint Andrews St. Dothan, AL 36301; Gentiva Hospice, P.O. Drawer 2127, Dothan, AL 36302; or a favorite charity.

 

Tressie was born and raised in the rural Crossville Community of Lamar County, Alabama. She married N.K. Jenkins on June 1, 1948 and they lived in Fayette, Alabama for 10 years where she ran a small clothing store, bore 2 children, and helped support her husband’s budding coaching career. In 1958, they moved to Dothan when N.K. became coach at Young Jr High School, the start of a legendary career and membership in the Wiregrass Sports Hall of Fame. Tressie worked for many years as bookkeeper/office manager at Bishop’s Cleaners and Laundry, while raising 2 children and enjoyed gardening, Alabama football, and playing bridge. She loved Dothan and developed countless friendships in the area, especially in the Calvary Baptist Church family where she was a member for over 50 years. The family wishes to express deepest appreciation to the wonderful staff at Extendicare assisted living facility of Dothan, where she spent her final years and was the reigning “Ms Extendicare 2013.” Thanks also to Gentiva Hospice, the Calvary Church Family, and her many wonderful friends for their love and support.

 

Tressie was preceded in death by her husband, N.K. Jenkins; her daughter, Shiela Jenkins Norris, and 6 of her brothers and sisters.

 

She is survived by a son, Stanley Kyle (Stan) Jenkins of Dothan and New Orleans, La; her grandson, Samuel R (Sammy) Norris and his wife, Camille Carter Norris, of Dothan and Tallahassee, Fl; sisters, Mary Wheeler, Memphis, Tn; Carol Martens, Leeds, Al; and Betty Randolph, Little Rock, Ark.; and many nieces, nephews, and extended families.

Pallbearers will be Matt Bullard, Jr., Dr. Craig Coe, Dave King, Bill Miller, David Parsons, and Ronald Ready, all of Dothan.

Honorary pallbearers will be Her ‘Sisters’ in Votie Hodges “Ester” Sunday School Class at Calvary and the Ladies of the Monday and Friday Bridge Clubs.

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