Obituary for Sarah Jenkins (Fuller)
Sis. Sarah Jane Jenkins, (81), entered into eternal peace and into the hands of our Lord and Savior on (Monday, 18 January 2021). She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on April 27, 1939, in Fitzgerald, Georgia to Major Fuller and Lizzie Mae Fuller. She was the youngest of three children. She received her education in the Ben Hill County school system. She was employed with Tathi Hotel as housekeeping for 20 years.
Sarah was a member of Jerusalem Holiness Church and was an active member of the usher team until her health failed her. She was a kind, generous, and loving woman that enjoyed spending time with her family. She will be remembered for her unwavering devotion to her family and her faith in God. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and a great friend. Heaven has gained a treasured soul. A light from our household is gone. A voice we loved is stilled. A place is vacant in our hearts, which never can be filled. She will be truly missed. She is reunited in heaven with her husband of 40 years, Herbert Jenkins Sr. In addition to her parents, Sis. Sarah Jane Jenkins was preceded in death by two brothers, Pink Fuller and William David Fuller. They are now together watching over their family from heaven.
Her beautiful life will forever be cherished in the lives of her children; five sons, Herbert Jenkins Jr. (Mary), Lamont Jenkins (Marla) of Folkston, Donnell Buie (Deloris) of Rockingham, NC, Alton Sweets of Kingsland, Ga, Alfred Lee Snead (Darlene) of Fitzgerald, Ga; four daughters, Yetive Jenkins Ervin (Earnest) of San Antonio, Tx, Virginia Buie of Folkston, Ga, Darris Benjamin (Emory) of Rochelle, Ga, Rosa Ann Taylor of Fitzgerald, Ga; three sisters-in-law, Betty Sims of Folkston, Ga, Alma Carter of Jacksonville, Fla, and Violet Peal Fuller of Fitzgerald, Ga.; brother-in-law Lonnie Jenkins of Bridgeport, Ct; eighteen grandchildren, twenty great-grand, one great-great-grand; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and sorrowful friends.
Sarah was a member of Jerusalem Holiness Church and was an active member of the usher team until her health failed her. She was a kind, generous, and loving woman that enjoyed spending time with her family. She will be remembered for her unwavering devotion to her family and her faith in God. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and a great friend. Heaven has gained a treasured soul. A light from our household is gone. A voice we loved is stilled. A place is vacant in our hearts, which never can be filled. She will be truly missed. She is reunited in heaven with her husband of 40 years, Herbert Jenkins Sr. In addition to her parents, Sis. Sarah Jane Jenkins was preceded in death by two brothers, Pink Fuller and William David Fuller. They are now together watching over their family from heaven.
Her beautiful life will forever be cherished in the lives of her children; five sons, Herbert Jenkins Jr. (Mary), Lamont Jenkins (Marla) of Folkston, Donnell Buie (Deloris) of Rockingham, NC, Alton Sweets of Kingsland, Ga, Alfred Lee Snead (Darlene) of Fitzgerald, Ga; four daughters, Yetive Jenkins Ervin (Earnest) of San Antonio, Tx, Virginia Buie of Folkston, Ga, Darris Benjamin (Emory) of Rochelle, Ga, Rosa Ann Taylor of Fitzgerald, Ga; three sisters-in-law, Betty Sims of Folkston, Ga, Alma Carter of Jacksonville, Fla, and Violet Peal Fuller of Fitzgerald, Ga.; brother-in-law Lonnie Jenkins of Bridgeport, Ct; eighteen grandchildren, twenty great-grand, one great-great-grand; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and sorrowful friends.