Margie (Gainous) Jenkins

Margie Gainous Jenkins, age 94, died peacefully Wednesday afternoon May 23, 2024, in Atlanta Georgia.  Her grandson, Sean Hester, was with her at the time of her death.  Her burial service will be held Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at the Gainous family cemetery on Dot Road in Adairville, Kentucky, and will be officiated by Brent Lee.  Pallbearers will be Sean Hester, Seth Jenkins, Scott Gainous, Keith Knight, David Gainous and Carney Hallman.  A brief on-site visitation will be held from 1:00 until 2:00 preceding the service.

Miss Margie, as she was called by many, was born May 31, 1929, in Logan County, Kentucky, and died just eight days short of her 95th birthday.  Her parents were the late Jimmy Price Gainous and Josie Bybe Gainous and her beloved stepmother Rebecca McGoldrick Gainous.  Miss Margie spent most of her life in Kentucky with her children and husband.  However, she also lived in Dade City Florida from late 1970 until 1989 at which time she and her husband, Rudy Jenkins, moved back to Kentucky to take care of her mother, Rebecca Gainous.  In Kentucky, she worked for Houchins grocery store and in Florida she was a teaching assistant in the Pasco County school system.  In addition to raising her children and working, Miss Margie was very active in the Church of Christ in Kentucky and Florida.  She was also known by all to be an excellent cook and was always among the first to reach out to friends, neighbors and family when food and/or care were needed.   She was truly devoted to helping those in need and doing so gave her great joy.  It should also be noted that much of the food she cooked came from her own garden that she raised for many, many years with the help of her son, Jimmy.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Lewis Rudolph Jenkins, her brothers Jerry, Donald and Glenn Gainous and her sister Barbara Gainous Knight.  She is survived by her son Jimmy Jenkins (wife Marina), daughter Janice J Hester-Daniels and by her grandchildren: Sean Hester, Seth Jenkins (Michel), Rachel Jenkins and her step grandchildren: Jennifer Daniels, Jessica (Krisztian) Varsa and Carson (Katherine) Daniels and by 11 great grandchildren.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimers Foundation: alzfdn.org and/or Millertown Church of Christ, 8528 Watermelon Road, Adairville KY 42202, and may be sent c/o Robertson County Funeral Home.

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