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- King.GEDCOM. Electronic. Date of Import: December13, 2001.
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[Don Maxwell .FTW]
Jenks Rites To Be Saturday
Last rites will be Saturday at 2:30 pm. for John Jenks, prominent Jefferson county farmer who died suddenly at the court house just before noon yesterday.
The rites Saturday will be held at the Raymond funeral home with Dr. J. Henry Teele officiating Buria1 will be in Evergreen cemetery.
John Jenks was born June 25, 1871 at Fairfield, the son of Samuel and Delois A. Gallagher Jenks, a pioneer Jefferson county family. He married Pearl May Maxwell on Dec. 18, 1897. She precedel him in death on March 12, 1949.
Jenks, 88, lived his entire life in this community. He was born and reared on the same farm he was living at the time of his death. He was a member of the IOOF lodge, Knights of Pythias, Fraternal 0 r d e r of Eagles, Izaak Walton League and the Bethesda Methodist church.
He is survived by two sons, Samuel, Chicago; and Paul, Fairfie1d. He is also survived by five grandchildren, six great grandchildren and a sister, Minnie Jenks, Fairfield. He was preceded in death by a daughter.
All members of the Jefferson county Lodge, No. 4, IOOF, are requested to meet at the hall Saturday at 2 p.m. to attend the services.
John Jenks, 88, Dies Suddenly
John Jenks, prominent Jefferson county farmer and well-known in local lodge circ1es, died suddenly at the Jefferson county courthouse about 11:3O a.m. today.
Jenks apparently in his usual hcalth, had just walked the steps to the lobby with Sheriff Jim Griffitts and had been talking about the weather. He said he had come to the court house to renew his driver's license.
He sat down on a bench in the lobby and started to take his driver's license out of has billfold, and slumped over. A doctor was summoned who pronounced him dead.
Jenks, who has been quite active throughout his long life, would have been 89 years of age later this month.
The Jenks farm, located northeast of Fairfield, rose to prominence in 1939 when it was the site of the state corn husking contest. It was the last hand picking contest held in Iowa on a statewide basis, and drew an estimated crowd of 20,OOO for the day.
The body was taken to the Raymond Funeral home where last rites are pending.
Survivors include two sons, Samuel, Chicago; and Paul, Fairfield; five grandchildren , six great grandchi1dren; and a sister, Minnie Jenks, Fairfield.
Jenks was a life-long resident of the coxninunity. He was born and reared on the farm where
he lived his entire life. The farm is 1ocated northeast of Farfield.
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1871 - 1960 (88 years)
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Helen Lee Jenks, b. 07 Jun 1900 d. 12 Aug 1934 (Age 34 years) [Father: Natural] [Mother: Natural]