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John W “Bill” Jenkins

Birth	:	14 Jan 1932 Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	21 May 2021 Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Palo Alto Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6500702, -93.0385742
Description	:	John W. "Bill" Jenkins, 89, of Newton died on Friday, May 21, 2021, at Newton Health Care Center. Funeral services at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials to Hospice of the Midwest. Bill, the son of Daniel B. and Aura Vesta (Fleming) Jenkins, was born on January 14, 1932, in Newton. He was a lifelong resident of Newton. Bill married Leitha M. Gragg on April 2, 1954, in Unionville, Missouri. Bill worked as a farmhand, for Newton Foundry, and then at Dealers Warehouse, where he was hired as a Dock Foreman and... Read More	John W. "Bill" Jenkins, 89, of Newton died on Friday, May 21, 2021, at Newton Health Care Center. Funeral services at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials to Hospice of the Midwest. Bill, the son of Daniel B. and Aura Vesta (Fleming) Jenkins, was born on January 14, 1932, in Newton. He was a lifelong resident of Newton. Bill married Leitha M. Gragg on April 2, 1954, in Unionville, Missouri. Bill worked as a farmhand, for Newton Foundry, and then at Dealers Warehouse, where he was hired as a Dock Foreman and later retired as a salesman. After retirement he worked at NFIB and then part-time at Dell Oil and as a sample driver for Keystone Labs. Following Leitha's death in 2004, Bill married Gladys (Bland) Ervin on February 15, 2009, in Newton. Bill was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church, a 50+ year member of the Newton Moose Lodge #923, and served on the board and is in the Hall of Fame of JCUSBC. He also was a youth bowling coach and the League Secretary of the Thursday Night Splitters. Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing, going for drives to Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge, racing, and rodeos. He loved a good steak! Bill is survived by his children, Bill (Janice) Jenkins, Jr., Dan (Tricia) Jenkins, Brenda (Bryan) Lamb, and Doug Jenkins, all of Newton; grandchildren, Rachel (Rich) Austin, Stephanie (Adrian) Good, Devin Lamb, Clay Lamb, Courtney Jenkins, Alex Jenkins, and Shane Jenkins; step-grandchildren, Chris (Erica) Crady, Chad (Aimee) Crady, Kyle (Lindsey) Hill, and Josie (Micheal) Thornton; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Annie Jenkins of Arizona, and Judy Montgomery of Newton; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Leitha; second wife, Gladys; grandson, Bo Meyer; siblings, Elma Rodgers, James Jenkins, Lucille Wolfe, Dean Jenkins, Dan Jenkins, and Merle Reedholm; and his dog, Shadow. Source: Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa

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John W “Bill” Jenkins's memorial is located at: Palo Alto Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, USA.
When did John W “Bill” Jenkins death?
John W “Bill” Jenkins death on 21 May 2021 in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.6500702
Longitude: -93.0385742

Family Members:

Parent

Daniel Boone “Dan” Jenkins

(1895 - 1956)

Aura Vesta Fleming Jenkins

(1904 - 1994)

Spouse

Leitha M Gragg Jenkins

(1933 - 2004)

Gladys Marie Bland Ervin-Jenkins

(1937 - 2014)

Siblings

Wilma Lucille “Lucy” Jenkins Wolfe

(1933 - 2006)

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