Arola Jenkins^[1]

1930 - 2005  (75 years)

• Name	Arola Jenkins
  Born	1 Aug 1930
  Gender	Female
  Died	27 Sep 2005  [2]
  Buried	30 Sep 2005	William Smith Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I150136	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	William Thomas "Will" Jenkins,   b. 13 Jul 1900, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 May 1948, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Bertie Valentine,   b. 5 Sep 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Dec 1995  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F27545	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ellis Madison Spurgeon,   b. 20 Jun 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Oct 1950, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 25 years)
  Children	+ 1. Nicky Spurgeon   2. Carl Spurgeon
  Family ID	F56075	Group Sheet

  
  

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• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 10 Jan 2004. Clyde Jenkins obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 27 Sep 2005. Arola Spurgeon, 75, of Cosby went to be with the Lord Tuesday September 27, 2005, at her son’s residence following a short illness. She was a waitress before her retirement and was a member of Smoky Mountain Full Gospel Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ellis M. Spurgeon; parents, William Thomas and Bertie (Valentine) Jenkins; brothers, Bruce Jenkins, Floyd Jenkins, Ellis Jenkins, Edgar Jenkins, and Clyde Jenkins. Arola is survived by her son, Nicky Spurgeon, of Cosby; son and daughter-in-law, Carl and Shelly Spurgeon, of Sevierville; sisters, Bernice Bright, of Newport; Arlene Cureton and her husband, M. L., of Cosby; Betty Jenkins and her husband, O. Z., of Cosby; and Grace Mathis, of Cosby; grandchildren, Josh and Whitney Spurgeon and Angela and Jerry Black; and special friend, Arlene Valentine. Mrs. Spurgeon will also be missed by several nieces and nephews and a host of other special friends. Funeral service will be conducted Thursday evening September 29, 2005, at 8:00 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Leon Large and Rev. Josh Spurgeon officiating. Graveside service will be conducted Friday morning September 30, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. at Smith Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday evening September 29, 2005, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. prior to the service. Brown Funeral Home has been honored to provide the final arrangements for Mrs. Arola Spurgeon. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 114981951).