Orvin C. Jenks, 88-year-old Rupert and former Oakley resident, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at Countryside Care Center in Rupert after a lengthy illness incident to Alzheimer's disease.
He was born Sept. 5, 1920, in Fairview, the son of Joseph Alfred and Meda Smith Jenks.
As a young child, he moved with his parents to Cache Valley, then as an 11-year-old, his parents moved to Idaho where his Granddad Smith had moved. He married Nona Marie Morrison on Feb. 11, 1944, in the Salt Lake Temple.
Orvin served in the United States Navy as a Seaman 2nd Class during World War II on the USS Boston in and around Japan.
Orvin was a "Tiller of the Soil," farming all his life and raising milk cows. He joined a partnership with Rodney A. Hansen and farmed in the Burley and Oakley area for many years. In later years, he sold his farm and joined with Howard Adams and Sons, working with them for many years until he retired. He was active in his church work doing family history work. In earlier years, he served as secretary of the Quorum of the Seventies then served as secretary of the High Priests Group.
He is survived by his wife, Nona Marie; four sons, DeVaughn (Pam) of Oakley, Stephen (Sara) of Brigham City, Utah, Robert (Janet) of Moreland and Brian (Candace) of Minot, N.D.; daughter in-law, Lucille (Morgan K. Jones) of Pasco, Wash.; three daughters, Joanne (Randy) Cook of Smithfield, Utah, Nina (Tim) Osterhout of Rupert and Marla (Chuck) Osterhout of Declo; one brother, Elden (Glenna) Jenks of Basin City, Wash.; one sister, Gwen McCombs of Rupert; and brother-in-law, Kenneth Johnson of Buhl. At the time of his death, he had 47 grandchildren and 62 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Eugene; sister-in-law, Marie King Jenks; brother-in-law, Don McCombs; sister, Annie (Ken) Johnson; daughter, Karla; son, Lawrence; and grandson, Derek Osterhout.
Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - Friday, April 3, 2009
He was born Sept. 5, 1920, in Fairview, the son of Joseph Alfred and Meda Smith Jenks.
As a young child, he moved with his parents to Cache Valley, then as an 11-year-old, his parents moved to Idaho where his Granddad Smith had moved. He married Nona Marie Morrison on Feb. 11, 1944, in the Salt Lake Temple.
Orvin served in the United States Navy as a Seaman 2nd Class during World War II on the USS Boston in and around Japan.
Orvin was a "Tiller of the Soil," farming all his life and raising milk cows. He joined a partnership with Rodney A. Hansen and farmed in the Burley and Oakley area for many years. In later years, he sold his farm and joined with Howard Adams and Sons, working with them for many years until he retired. He was active in his church work doing family history work. In earlier years, he served as secretary of the Quorum of the Seventies then served as secretary of the High Priests Group.
He is survived by his wife, Nona Marie; four sons, DeVaughn (Pam) of Oakley, Stephen (Sara) of Brigham City, Utah, Robert (Janet) of Moreland and Brian (Candace) of Minot, N.D.; daughter in-law, Lucille (Morgan K. Jones) of Pasco, Wash.; three daughters, Joanne (Randy) Cook of Smithfield, Utah, Nina (Tim) Osterhout of Rupert and Marla (Chuck) Osterhout of Declo; one brother, Elden (Glenna) Jenks of Basin City, Wash.; one sister, Gwen McCombs of Rupert; and brother-in-law, Kenneth Johnson of Buhl. At the time of his death, he had 47 grandchildren and 62 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Eugene; sister-in-law, Marie King Jenks; brother-in-law, Don McCombs; sister, Annie (Ken) Johnson; daughter, Karla; son, Lawrence; and grandson, Derek Osterhout.
Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - Friday, April 3, 2009
Orvin C. Jenks, 88-year-old Rupert and former Oakley resident, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at Countryside Care Center in Rupert after a lengthy illness incident to Alzheimer's disease.
He was born Sept. 5, 1920, in Fairview, the son of Joseph Alfred and Meda Smith Jenks.
As a young child, he moved with his parents to Cache Valley, then as an 11-year-old, his parents moved to Idaho where his Granddad Smith had moved. He married Nona Marie Morrison on Feb. 11, 1944, in the Salt Lake Temple.
Orvin served in the United States Navy as a Seaman 2nd Class during World War II on the USS Boston in and around Japan.
Orvin was a "Tiller of the Soil," farming all his life and raising milk cows. He joined a partnership with Rodney A. Hansen and farmed in the Burley and Oakley area for many years. In later years, he sold his farm and joined with Howard Adams and Sons, working with them for many years until he retired. He was active in his church work doing family history work. In earlier years, he served as secretary of the Quorum of the Seventies then served as secretary of the High Priests Group.
He is survived by his wife, Nona Marie; four sons, DeVaughn (Pam) of Oakley, Stephen (Sara) of Brigham City, Utah, Robert (Janet) of Moreland and Brian (Candace) of Minot, N.D.; daughter in-law, Lucille (Morgan K. Jones) of Pasco, Wash.; three daughters, Joanne (Randy) Cook of Smithfield, Utah, Nina (Tim) Osterhout of Rupert and Marla (Chuck) Osterhout of Declo; one brother, Elden (Glenna) Jenks of Basin City, Wash.; one sister, Gwen McCombs of Rupert; and brother-in-law, Kenneth Johnson of Buhl. At the time of his death, he had 47 grandchildren and 62 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Eugene; sister-in-law, Marie King Jenks; brother-in-law, Don McCombs; sister, Annie (Ken) Johnson; daughter, Karla; son, Lawrence; and grandson, Derek Osterhout.
Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - Friday, April 3, 2009
He was born Sept. 5, 1920, in Fairview, the son of Joseph Alfred and Meda Smith Jenks.
As a young child, he moved with his parents to Cache Valley, then as an 11-year-old, his parents moved to Idaho where his Granddad Smith had moved. He married Nona Marie Morrison on Feb. 11, 1944, in the Salt Lake Temple.
Orvin served in the United States Navy as a Seaman 2nd Class during World War II on the USS Boston in and around Japan.
Orvin was a "Tiller of the Soil," farming all his life and raising milk cows. He joined a partnership with Rodney A. Hansen and farmed in the Burley and Oakley area for many years. In later years, he sold his farm and joined with Howard Adams and Sons, working with them for many years until he retired. He was active in his church work doing family history work. In earlier years, he served as secretary of the Quorum of the Seventies then served as secretary of the High Priests Group.
He is survived by his wife, Nona Marie; four sons, DeVaughn (Pam) of Oakley, Stephen (Sara) of Brigham City, Utah, Robert (Janet) of Moreland and Brian (Candace) of Minot, N.D.; daughter in-law, Lucille (Morgan K. Jones) of Pasco, Wash.; three daughters, Joanne (Randy) Cook of Smithfield, Utah, Nina (Tim) Osterhout of Rupert and Marla (Chuck) Osterhout of Declo; one brother, Elden (Glenna) Jenks of Basin City, Wash.; one sister, Gwen McCombs of Rupert; and brother-in-law, Kenneth Johnson of Buhl. At the time of his death, he had 47 grandchildren and 62 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Eugene; sister-in-law, Marie King Jenks; brother-in-law, Don McCombs; sister, Annie (Ken) Johnson; daughter, Karla; son, Lawrence; and grandson, Derek Osterhout.
Times-News, The (Twin Falls, ID) - Friday, April 3, 2009
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