Elizabeth Jenkins

Elizabeth Augusta Jenkins, 101, of Lubbock, Texas passed away August 29, 2022. Elizabeth was born November 10, 1920, in Jacksonville, TX to James and Georgia Jenkins. She moved to Shreveport, LA then later to Nacogdoches, TX. When she was a teenager the family moved to Lufkin, TX where she lived for most of her life. Elizabeth worked as an accountant at Champion International Paper Company for 41 years. She was keenly interested in her family's histories (The Jenkins, Gammages, and Carters). She was a member of the Society of Magna Charter Dames, the Colonial Dames XVII Century, Daughters of American Revolution, United Daughters of 1812, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and United Daughters of the Confederacy, she served as an officer in each of these organizations. She compiled (with the help of the Gammage relations) a genealogy book on Gammage and related families. She served on Angelina County Historical Commission; and a Committee of the Lufkin Genealogical and Historical Society. She also compiled a very detailed history on the Jenkins through many letters, notes, correspondences, and conversations with families and friends. In 2014 Elizabeth moved to Lubbock, TX to live near family. She quickly settled in to Carillon and loved her cottage and her roses. Elizabeth loved the privilege of driving and she had many wonderful adventures driving around the USA, with her dear friends Marie and Bobbie Green. One of her favorite trips was the summer she and Marie worked at Yellowstone. She reluctantly gave up her car keys on her 100th birthday but she kept her drivers's license and her Buick. She insisted she could still drive to Lufkin on her own! She also enjoyed a memorable trip abroad with her cousin Don and his wife Annette and their family to France and Italy and Turkey. Elizabeth loved attending family reunions and getting to know all of her relatives. She often celebrated holidays with family and friends. As much as she enjoyed her getaways, she said she was always excited to get back to work at the paper-mill to see what all had transpired in her absence. Elizabeth enjoyed life and people. She was someone that learned how to work hard and have a strong sense of responsibility through many hardships in her early life. She was an amazing woman that worked hard at her craft, loved her family dearly, and had a strong faith in Christ. She loved the LORD and considered herself very blessed. She will be greatly missed by her family, extended family, and many many friends. Loved ones include nephew James Patrick Jenkins IV (Kyra) of Lubbock, TX nephew Jay P. Jenkins, Sr. (Gwendolyn) of Lubbock, TX, 1 great-nephew Jay P. Jenkins, Jr (Kami); 3 great-nieces Amy-Rose Winn (Rusty), Jenna Jenkins-Reid (Matt), Judith Oliver (Hank); and 1 great-great-niece and 6 great-great-nephews. Preceded in death by father James (Pat) Jenkins, Jr., mother Georgia Mae Jenkins, one brother James Patrick Jenkins, III, sister-in-law Johnie Lynn Jenkins, and one sister Mary Francis Jenkins. Memorials should be sent to Mary Hall Mantooth DRT Chapter, 1212 Reen Dr, Lufkin, TX 75904.

Elizabeth Jenkins

November 10, 1920 - August 29, 2022