Lee Ann (Wooten) Jenkins was born May 25, 1926, in Meridian, Mississippi to Maggie and Rev. Napoleon W. Wooten. At age 87, the Lord called Lee Ann into eternal rest while at her home with her family on Friday, August 16, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio.
She confessed Christ at an early age and was baptized.
After moving to Columbus, Ohio she joined the Gay Street Baptist Church under the pastorate of the late J. P. Fincher. She was a former member of the Gospel Choir and member of the "Wooten Gospel Singers."
Lee Ann was a devoted wife; a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and a family oriented person who came from a closely knitted family who truly loved their "togetherness." She had a kind and gentle spirit and never met a stranger.
Preceded in death by husband, Andrew Jenkins; her parents, Maggie and Rev. N. W. Wooten; sisters, Mittie Hearns, Willia "Mae" Trudell; brother, John Wooten, Sr.; and grandson, Antonio Cardwell.
Lee Ann is lovingly remembered by daughters, Jacqueline (Tony Coleman) Cardwell, Marlene (Tom Curry) Davenport, Carol (Wendell Brown) Jenkins all of Columbus, Ohio; two granddaughters, Joan Jacobs, Jessica Davenport; three great grandchildren, Jakiah Jacobs, Hervon Jacobs and Jeremiah Jacobs and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She confessed Christ at an early age and was baptized.
After moving to Columbus, Ohio she joined the Gay Street Baptist Church under the pastorate of the late J. P. Fincher. She was a former member of the Gospel Choir and member of the "Wooten Gospel Singers."
Lee Ann was a devoted wife; a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and a family oriented person who came from a closely knitted family who truly loved their "togetherness." She had a kind and gentle spirit and never met a stranger.
Preceded in death by husband, Andrew Jenkins; her parents, Maggie and Rev. N. W. Wooten; sisters, Mittie Hearns, Willia "Mae" Trudell; brother, John Wooten, Sr.; and grandson, Antonio Cardwell.
Lee Ann is lovingly remembered by daughters, Jacqueline (Tony Coleman) Cardwell, Marlene (Tom Curry) Davenport, Carol (Wendell Brown) Jenkins all of Columbus, Ohio; two granddaughters, Joan Jacobs, Jessica Davenport; three great grandchildren, Jakiah Jacobs, Hervon Jacobs and Jeremiah Jacobs and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Lee Ann (Wooten) Jenkins was born May 25, 1926, in Meridian, Mississippi to Maggie and Rev. Napoleon W. Wooten. At age 87, the Lord called Lee Ann into eternal rest while at her home with her family on Friday, August 16, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio.
She confessed Christ at an early age and was baptized.
After moving to Columbus, Ohio she joined the Gay Street Baptist Church under the pastorate of the late J. P. Fincher. She was a former member of the Gospel Choir and member of the "Wooten Gospel Singers."
Lee Ann was a devoted wife; a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and a family oriented person who came from a closely knitted family who truly loved their "togetherness." She had a kind and gentle spirit and never met a stranger.
Preceded in death by husband, Andrew Jenkins; her parents, Maggie and Rev. N. W. Wooten; sisters, Mittie Hearns, Willia "Mae" Trudell; brother, John Wooten, Sr.; and grandson, Antonio Cardwell.
Lee Ann is lovingly remembered by daughters, Jacqueline (Tony Coleman) Cardwell, Marlene (Tom Curry) Davenport, Carol (Wendell Brown) Jenkins all of Columbus, Ohio; two granddaughters, Joan Jacobs, Jessica Davenport; three great grandchildren, Jakiah Jacobs, Hervon Jacobs and Jeremiah Jacobs and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She confessed Christ at an early age and was baptized.
After moving to Columbus, Ohio she joined the Gay Street Baptist Church under the pastorate of the late J. P. Fincher. She was a former member of the Gospel Choir and member of the "Wooten Gospel Singers."
Lee Ann was a devoted wife; a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and a family oriented person who came from a closely knitted family who truly loved their "togetherness." She had a kind and gentle spirit and never met a stranger.
Preceded in death by husband, Andrew Jenkins; her parents, Maggie and Rev. N. W. Wooten; sisters, Mittie Hearns, Willia "Mae" Trudell; brother, John Wooten, Sr.; and grandson, Antonio Cardwell.
Lee Ann is lovingly remembered by daughters, Jacqueline (Tony Coleman) Cardwell, Marlene (Tom Curry) Davenport, Carol (Wendell Brown) Jenkins all of Columbus, Ohio; two granddaughters, Joan Jacobs, Jessica Davenport; three great grandchildren, Jakiah Jacobs, Hervon Jacobs and Jeremiah Jacobs and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
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