Virginia Jenkins Obituary

JOHNSON CITY - Virginia Morton Jenkins, age 91, of Johnson City, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Virginia was born in Johnson City to the late Alonzo Milton Osborne and Goldie Mae Hodges Osborne. In addition to her parents, Virginia was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Wesley Jenkins in 1996; two brothers; and two sisters.

Virginia was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and took great joy and pride in being a housewife and homemaker. She was of the Church of God faith and loved going to church, shopping, gardening and spending time with her loved ones.

Those left to remember and cherish Virginia's memory include her two beloved daughters, Sandra Garland (Ralph Mitchell) and Joyce Chesser (Montie); two grandsons, Michael and Dennis Chesser (Catie); two great-granddaughters, Brennan Robinson and Laney Chesser; two brothers, Carrick "Tick" Osborne (Gladys) and Donald Dale Osborne (Sue); one sister, Shirley Street; and a special friend, Mary Hembree. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

A graveside service to celebrate Virginia's life will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Thursday, November 30, 2023 in the Mountain Home National Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Montie Chesser, Ralph Mitchell, Don Hembree, Michael Chesser, Dennis Chesser and Dale Osborne. Those wishing to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the cemetery at 10:50 AM on Thursday.

Words of comfort may be shared with the family by visiting our website, www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home-Riverside Chapel, 211 North Riverside, Elizabethton, TN 37643 is honored to serve the Jenkins family. Office (423) 542-2232; Obituary (423) 543-4917.