Bernice Harriet Jenkins McKown, 96, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Accordius Health in Brevard, NC.
Mrs. McKown was born February 25, 1924 in Stony Point, NC and was the daughter of Rufus Carter Jenkins and Johnsie Morrison Jenkins. She was a graduate of Sharon High School in Iredell County and was married to the late Reese McKown.
She loved her flowers, her family, her grandchildren and her dogs.
She is survived by one son, Lynn McNeese of Hickory; two grandchildren, Maury Jenkins of Statesville, Amy Jenkins Cummings of Mooresville and four great grandchildren, Madison and Macy Cummings and Layton and Paxton Jenkins and a daughter-in-law, Connie McNeese, who helped care for her for many years.
She was preceded in death by one son, Charles William McNeese; one daughter, Glenda Jenkins and 11 siblings.
Graveside funeral services will be held 11:00am Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at New Salem UMC Cemetery with Pastor William Kanupp from Cornith Baptist Church in Vale, NC officiating. Mrs. McKown will lie in state at Troutman Funeral Home from 12:00-5:00pm on Monday, July 27, 2020.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County and online condolences may be made to the family at www.troutmanfuneralhome.com
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Bernice Harriet (Jenkins) McKown, please visit our floral store.
Services
GRAVESIDE SERVICE
Tuesday
July 28, 2020
11:00 AM
New Salem United Methodist Church
155 New Salem Rd
Statesville, NC 28625
Bernice Harriet Jenkins McKown, 96, of Statesville, passed away, Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Accordius Health in Brevard, NC.
Mrs. McKown was born February 25, 1924 in Stony Point, NC and was the daughter of Rufus Carter Jenkins and Johnsie Morrison Jenkins. She was a graduate of Sharon High School in Iredell County and was married to the late Reese McKown.
She loved her flowers, her family, her grandchildren and her dogs.
She is survived by one son, Lynn McNeese of Hickory; two grandchildren, Maury Jenkins of Statesville, Amy Jenkins Cummings of Mooresville and four great grandchildren, Madison and Macy Cummings and Layton and Paxton Jenkins and a daughter-in-law, Connie McNeese, who helped care for her for many years.
She was preceded in death by one son, Charles William McNeese; one daughter, Glenda Jenkins and 11 siblings.
Graveside funeral services will be held 11:00am Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at New Salem UMC Cemetery with Pastor William Kanupp from Cornith Baptist Church in Vale, NC officiating. Mrs. McKown will lie in state at Troutman Funeral Home from 12:00-5:00pm on Monday, July 27, 2020.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County and online condolences may be made to the family at www.troutmanfuneralhome.com
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Bernice Harriet (Jenkins) McKown, please visit our floral store.
Services
GRAVESIDE SERVICE
Tuesday
July 28, 2020
11:00 AM
New Salem United Methodist Church
155 New Salem Rd
Statesville, NC 28625
Family Members
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Fairrell Boyd Jenkins
1900–1965
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Rachel Morrison Jenkins Gray
1903–1997
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Hal Jenkins
1906–1996
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Avis Irene Jenkins Massey
1908–1989
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Virginia Dare Jenkins Amon
1913–2002
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Mary Doris Jenkins Campbell
1916–1967
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Wayne Carter Jenkins
1919–2012
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Elizabeth Elaine "Betty" Jenkins Beaver
1926–2014
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Joe Maurice Jenkins
1929–2014
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