Jenkins, Jacquetta “Ruth” (1939 - 2016)

JENKINS, GOOD, DORSEY, BROWN, HANSEN, BECKEL, HAMMERS, PARKER, CHRISTENSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/6/2016 at 17:39:14

Name of deceased: Jacquetta Ruth “Ruth” Jenkins (nee Good)

Aged: 76 yrs, 10 mo, 12 days

Residence: Salem Lutheran Homes, Elk Horn, IA

Born: Dec. 21, 1939; Iowa City, IA

Died: Nov. 2, 2016; Salem Lutheran Homes, Elk Horn, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016; Congregational United Church of Christ; Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Denise (spouse, Greg) Brown of Witchita, KS, Lisa Hansen of Audubon, IA, Linda Beckel of Council Bluffs, IA, and William “Will” Jenkins, Jr. (spouse, Heidi) of Springfield, MO; 7 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; brother, David Good of Marshfield, MO; nieces; nephews; friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Russell Arthur and Opal (nee Dorsey) Good; sisters, Maxene Hammers, Florence Parker, and Linda Christensen; brothers, Howard Good and Lonnie Good

Education: attended school in Pacific Junction, IA; she then attended beauty school in Council Bluffs, IA.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: Ruth owned her own beauty shop in Council Bluffs, IA, in the 1960s. She then decided to change careers, moving to Republic, MO to be a Certified Nursing Assistant; she was there 3 years before moving to Avoca, IA to continue working as a CNA for another 2 years. Wanting to be closer to family, Ruth relocated to Springfield, MO, and worked at Best Western until her retirement in 2004 to Harlan, IA.

Hobbies/Interests: loved puzzle books and word searches; watching police and reality shows, and fast and furious movies; shopping; loved flowers, even though she was allergic to them.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; knodfm.com; pauleyjones.com