David Madison Jenkins, age 77 of Bethlehem passed away on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Floyd Memorial Hospital.
He was born March 15, 1935 in Bethlehem the son of Ulysses Grant and Mary Bell Head Jenkins. He was retired from ICI of Americas and served in the U.S. Marine Corp.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Dell Harvey Jenkins; son, Gary Purlee(Betty) New Washington; daughters, Mary Jane Weddle(Barry), Bethlehem, Kathy Sizemore(Kenneth) Sr., Bethlehem and Pauletta Barlow, Jeffersonville; brothers, Ben Jenkins, Madison and Ulysses “Dutch” Jenkins, Hibernia; grandchildren, Brandon Weddle, Kenneth Sizemore, Jr.(Annie), Kimberly Franklin(Stephen), Amanda Barlow, Jeff Purlee(Reagan), Brandy Grigsby(Ryan) and Tiffany Kelley(Greg); great-grandchildren, Ethan, Georgia, Elijah, Khrystal and Evan Franklin, Raqueal Henderson, Emily Purlee, Presley and Hudson Grigsby, Xavier Kelley, Kaelin Sizemore and Danielle & Josh Sexton.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Grayson Funeral Home, New Washington with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday from 1:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. and on Tuesday after 9:00 A.M. until time of service.