Mrs. Dorothy Jenkins Jones

Mrs. Dorothy Jenkins Jones, 89, of Sylvania, GA passed away on March 27, 2024, at the Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro.

Dorothy was born on April 20, 1934, in Cleveland, OH, to the late Tony and Margaret Budner Stephanich. She was a native of Cleveland, but over the course of her life she has lived in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Georgia. She was a seamstress for White Stag for many years. Dorothy enjoyed sewing and doing alterations for the family. She also loved flowers.

She is preceded in death by her husband’s Harold “Bug” Jenkins, Sr., and Ray Jones; daughter, Charmane Smith; sons, Allen Jenkins and Harold “Hal” Jenkins, Jr.; and a daughter-in-law, Barbara Brown Jenkins; brother-in-law, Charles Jenkins.

She is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Andrea and Billy Burnside, of Claxton, GA and Leanne and George Weeks, of Sylvania, GA; sons and daughter-in-law, Marty and Lynda Jenkins, Kevin Jenkins, Nick Smith and Vickie Thompson; stepdaughters, Vanessa Davis, and Mary Beth and Alan Godbee; stepson, Mark Jones; sister, Mildred Jenkins, all of Sylvania; as well as several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at Joiner Anderson Funeral Home Screven Chapel on Friday, March 29, 2024, at 11:00 AM in the chapel of Joiner Anderson Screven with Danny Jenkins officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

Interment will follow at Buck Creek Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Hubert Jenkins, Faron Jenkins, Jerry Tucker, Nic Swint, Donny Jenkins, and Billy Burnside.

Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Joseph’s Childrens Hospital at https://www.sjchs.org/foundations/donate/make-a-gift-now .

You can sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com

Joiner Anderson Funeral Home Screven Chapel is in charge of all arrangements.

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