Services for Mildred “Mit” Elizabeth Gay Jenkins will be held on September 14th, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Pinecrest Memory Gardens Cemetery in Moultrie, GA. Mrs. Jenkins was born on December 15, 1932 in Thomasville, GA to the late Elbert W. and Ruby Strickland Gay. She was married to the late Martin R. Jenkins II. Mit retired from Southwestern State Hospital after 30 years as a dental hygienist. She had a passion for history with an emphasis on the civil war along with learning and studying genealogy. She loved her children and grandchildren, and she will be deeply missed. She is survived by her children, Deborah J. Griffin of Mobile, AL, Richard Lee Jenkins of Sylvester, GA, Barry William Jenkins of Ty Ty, GA, William Stuart Jenkins of Thomasville, GA; grandchildren, Lorna G. Wilson, Jeret Martin Jenkins, John Thomas Griffin, Gregory Jenkins, Brooks J. Baker, Barry Jenkins, Tyler Jenkins, Cody Jenkins; 12 great-grandchildren along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, Martin “Bubba” Jenkins; siblings, Juatina R. Gay, Christine G. Lemish, Dorothy G. Culpepper, and Jack Donald Gay. Friends and family are invited to visit her online memorial tribute page at
www.allenfh.com
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