Through nearly seven decades, Mildred and Elmer Jenkins met life's challenges, always together. When Mildred Gerrard Jenkins, 93, died Wednesday morning at her home in Salt Lake City, her husband, Elmer Cutler Jenkins, 94, lapsed into a coma. Forty-eight hours later, almost excitedly, he joined his wife in death.
The pair, who were married Sept. 12, 1923 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, will be honored by Family and Friends at Joint Funeral Services will be held on Monday, March 8, 1993, 12 noon at the Monument Park 12th Ward Chapel, 2795 East Crestview Drive (1000 South), where Friends may call one hour prior to Services.
They will be buried together in the family plot at Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery.
Although they spent most of their lives in Utah, Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins lived in Hawaii for 24 years while he served as manager and executive vice-president of the Hawaiian division of the American Savings & Loan Association and she was a professor of speech for ten years at the University of Hawaii. After returning to Salt Lake City in 1965, Mr. Jenkins continued to serve as a director and member of the executive committee of American Savings & Loan.
Mrs. Jenkins, who had served as a board member of the Honolulu LDS Relief Society and as a Honolulu Stake missionary, also was an officer and teacher in Jr. Sunday School, Primary and the Young Women's Association in Yale and Yalecrest Wards in Salt Lake City. She also taught theology and literature both in Salt Lake City and Honolulu. Her other activities included service as a Gray Lady at Tripler Army Hospital, Honolulu, as well as volunteer work at Queen's and Children's Hospital, and membership on the boards of Children's Kindergarten and Day Care Association in Honolulu. She belonged to the Town Club, Cultural Club and Classics Club in Salt Lake City.
Mr. Jenkins was an officer and board member of Sons of Utah Pioneers and a board member of the Utah State Arthritic Foundation. He also belonged to the Oahu Country Club and Outrigger Canoe Club in Hawaii and to the Alta Club and Bonneville Knife & Fork Club in Salt Lake City. Like his wife, Mr. Jenkins was a devoted member of the LDS Church, serving three missions: Hawaiian for three years, 1918-21; Honolulu Stake for two years; and ten years as a host at the Visitors' Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City.
Both Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins attended the University of Utah where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority and Theta Alpha Phi, national dramatics fraternity. She received a bachelor's degree in 1923. Mr. Jenkins was editor of the Utonian in 1923 and news editor of the Utah Chronicle. He belonged to Sigma Chi fraternity. He received an advance management degree from Harvard University. He was honored by the University of Utah Alumni Association and received the "Merit of Honor Award".
Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins are survived by a son, Edward Gerrard (Jerry) Jenkins, Nampa, Idaho; a daughter, Mrs. Dick W. (Mary Lou) Thurston, La Jolla, California; nine grandchildren, and 31 great-grandchildren.
REST IN ETERNAL PEACE.
The pair, who were married Sept. 12, 1923 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, will be honored by Family and Friends at Joint Funeral Services will be held on Monday, March 8, 1993, 12 noon at the Monument Park 12th Ward Chapel, 2795 East Crestview Drive (1000 South), where Friends may call one hour prior to Services.
They will be buried together in the family plot at Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery.
Although they spent most of their lives in Utah, Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins lived in Hawaii for 24 years while he served as manager and executive vice-president of the Hawaiian division of the American Savings & Loan Association and she was a professor of speech for ten years at the University of Hawaii. After returning to Salt Lake City in 1965, Mr. Jenkins continued to serve as a director and member of the executive committee of American Savings & Loan.
Mrs. Jenkins, who had served as a board member of the Honolulu LDS Relief Society and as a Honolulu Stake missionary, also was an officer and teacher in Jr. Sunday School, Primary and the Young Women's Association in Yale and Yalecrest Wards in Salt Lake City. She also taught theology and literature both in Salt Lake City and Honolulu. Her other activities included service as a Gray Lady at Tripler Army Hospital, Honolulu, as well as volunteer work at Queen's and Children's Hospital, and membership on the boards of Children's Kindergarten and Day Care Association in Honolulu. She belonged to the Town Club, Cultural Club and Classics Club in Salt Lake City.
Mr. Jenkins was an officer and board member of Sons of Utah Pioneers and a board member of the Utah State Arthritic Foundation. He also belonged to the Oahu Country Club and Outrigger Canoe Club in Hawaii and to the Alta Club and Bonneville Knife & Fork Club in Salt Lake City. Like his wife, Mr. Jenkins was a devoted member of the LDS Church, serving three missions: Hawaiian for three years, 1918-21; Honolulu Stake for two years; and ten years as a host at the Visitors' Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City.
Both Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins attended the University of Utah where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority and Theta Alpha Phi, national dramatics fraternity. She received a bachelor's degree in 1923. Mr. Jenkins was editor of the Utonian in 1923 and news editor of the Utah Chronicle. He belonged to Sigma Chi fraternity. He received an advance management degree from Harvard University. He was honored by the University of Utah Alumni Association and received the "Merit of Honor Award".
Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins are survived by a son, Edward Gerrard (Jerry) Jenkins, Nampa, Idaho; a daughter, Mrs. Dick W. (Mary Lou) Thurston, La Jolla, California; nine grandchildren, and 31 great-grandchildren.
REST IN ETERNAL PEACE.
Through nearly seven decades, Mildred and Elmer Jenkins met life's challenges, always together. When Mildred Gerrard Jenkins, 93, died Wednesday morning at her home in Salt Lake City, her husband, Elmer Cutler Jenkins, 94, lapsed into a coma. Forty-eight hours later, almost excitedly, he joined his wife in death.
The pair, who were married Sept. 12, 1923 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, will be honored by Family and Friends at Joint Funeral Services will be held on Monday, March 8, 1993, 12 noon at the Monument Park 12th Ward Chapel, 2795 East Crestview Drive (1000 South), where Friends may call one hour prior to Services.
They will be buried together in the family plot at Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery.
Although they spent most of their lives in Utah, Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins lived in Hawaii for 24 years while he served as manager and executive vice-president of the Hawaiian division of the American Savings & Loan Association and she was a professor of speech for ten years at the University of Hawaii. After returning to Salt Lake City in 1965, Mr. Jenkins continued to serve as a director and member of the executive committee of American Savings & Loan.
Mrs. Jenkins, who had served as a board member of the Honolulu LDS Relief Society and as a Honolulu Stake missionary, also was an officer and teacher in Jr. Sunday School, Primary and the Young Women's Association in Yale and Yalecrest Wards in Salt Lake City. She also taught theology and literature both in Salt Lake City and Honolulu. Her other activities included service as a Gray Lady at Tripler Army Hospital, Honolulu, as well as volunteer work at Queen's and Children's Hospital, and membership on the boards of Children's Kindergarten and Day Care Association in Honolulu. She belonged to the Town Club, Cultural Club and Classics Club in Salt Lake City.
Mr. Jenkins was an officer and board member of Sons of Utah Pioneers and a board member of the Utah State Arthritic Foundation. He also belonged to the Oahu Country Club and Outrigger Canoe Club in Hawaii and to the Alta Club and Bonneville Knife & Fork Club in Salt Lake City. Like his wife, Mr. Jenkins was a devoted member of the LDS Church, serving three missions: Hawaiian for three years, 1918-21; Honolulu Stake for two years; and ten years as a host at the Visitors' Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City.
Both Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins attended the University of Utah where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority and Theta Alpha Phi, national dramatics fraternity. She received a bachelor's degree in 1923. Mr. Jenkins was editor of the Utonian in 1923 and news editor of the Utah Chronicle. He belonged to Sigma Chi fraternity. He received an advance management degree from Harvard University. He was honored by the University of Utah Alumni Association and received the "Merit of Honor Award".
Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins are survived by a son, Edward Gerrard (Jerry) Jenkins, Nampa, Idaho; a daughter, Mrs. Dick W. (Mary Lou) Thurston, La Jolla, California; nine grandchildren, and 31 great-grandchildren.
REST IN ETERNAL PEACE.
The pair, who were married Sept. 12, 1923 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, will be honored by Family and Friends at Joint Funeral Services will be held on Monday, March 8, 1993, 12 noon at the Monument Park 12th Ward Chapel, 2795 East Crestview Drive (1000 South), where Friends may call one hour prior to Services.
They will be buried together in the family plot at Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery.
Although they spent most of their lives in Utah, Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins lived in Hawaii for 24 years while he served as manager and executive vice-president of the Hawaiian division of the American Savings & Loan Association and she was a professor of speech for ten years at the University of Hawaii. After returning to Salt Lake City in 1965, Mr. Jenkins continued to serve as a director and member of the executive committee of American Savings & Loan.
Mrs. Jenkins, who had served as a board member of the Honolulu LDS Relief Society and as a Honolulu Stake missionary, also was an officer and teacher in Jr. Sunday School, Primary and the Young Women's Association in Yale and Yalecrest Wards in Salt Lake City. She also taught theology and literature both in Salt Lake City and Honolulu. Her other activities included service as a Gray Lady at Tripler Army Hospital, Honolulu, as well as volunteer work at Queen's and Children's Hospital, and membership on the boards of Children's Kindergarten and Day Care Association in Honolulu. She belonged to the Town Club, Cultural Club and Classics Club in Salt Lake City.
Mr. Jenkins was an officer and board member of Sons of Utah Pioneers and a board member of the Utah State Arthritic Foundation. He also belonged to the Oahu Country Club and Outrigger Canoe Club in Hawaii and to the Alta Club and Bonneville Knife & Fork Club in Salt Lake City. Like his wife, Mr. Jenkins was a devoted member of the LDS Church, serving three missions: Hawaiian for three years, 1918-21; Honolulu Stake for two years; and ten years as a host at the Visitors' Center on Temple Square in Salt Lake City.
Both Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins attended the University of Utah where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority and Theta Alpha Phi, national dramatics fraternity. She received a bachelor's degree in 1923. Mr. Jenkins was editor of the Utonian in 1923 and news editor of the Utah Chronicle. He belonged to Sigma Chi fraternity. He received an advance management degree from Harvard University. He was honored by the University of Utah Alumni Association and received the "Merit of Honor Award".
Mr. & Mrs. Jenkins are survived by a son, Edward Gerrard (Jerry) Jenkins, Nampa, Idaho; a daughter, Mrs. Dick W. (Mary Lou) Thurston, La Jolla, California; nine grandchildren, and 31 great-grandchildren.
REST IN ETERNAL PEACE.
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