Published: July 25, 2008 09:52 am         

Nina Blailock Jenkins

Nina Kristeen Jenkins, 91, of McVille, died July 24, 2008 at Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday at Jordan Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Yockanookany Baptist Church with burial in the Yockanookany Cemetery.

Rev. Ralph Hunt and Rev. Barron Pilgrim will officiate.

She was a member of Yockanookany Baptist Church where she was a Ladies Sunday School Class teacher, and pianist for many years. She was a longtime employee of Sears in Memphis. She moved back to McVille in 1959 where she owned and operated the W.E. Jenkins General Store.

She was preceded in death by her husband, W. E. Jenkins; parents, A.S. and Ruth Terry Blailock; brother, Terry Blailock; and sister, Frances Cook.

She is survived by nieces Billye R. Bracht of Houston, Texas, Joy F. Martin of Virginia Beach, Va., and numerous other nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers are Paul Merchant, Jimmy Utz, Jamie Utz, Felix McMillan, Anthony Moore, and Scott Moore. Honorary pallbearer is Geroge Pinkard.

Memorials may be sent to Yockanookany Baptist Church or Cemetery.