Robert later remarried, his second wife didn't want Gary his son from his first marriage around. So
Gary was sent to live with diffrent family members, until he ended up living with his grandparents, Greenberry and Leta.
Robert lived another 11 years before he died, he is buried in Macon,Georga. When his grandparents passed away, Gary
was sent to live in an orphanage.
Five Persons Killed in Traffic Accidents, Near Roberta, Perry
Five persons were killed in automobile accidents in Middle Georgia yesterday, four of them
Three members of a prominet Powersville family lost their lives when the car in which they were
Horace Allred, 38. Powersvill postmaster and merchant, and his wife were killed instantly.
in a haead-on collision near Roberta. A Macon woman. Mrs Ruby Jenkins of 363 Mulberry Street
was identified about four hours after being pronounced dead on arrival at Macon Hospital.
riding collided with the Jenkins vehicle six miles east of Roberta at 4:15 p.m.. Four others were
critically injured.
Their 8-year-old daughter, Joan, died shortly after being taken to the Macon Hospital.
An Atlanta man, Thomas Mitchell Holloway, 31 was fatally crushed when his vegetable truck overturned
The quadruple tragedy near Roberta critically injured Robert E. Jenkins and his son Gary, 5;
The Jenkins family was en route to Miami. Oklahoma where t he Jenkins mother lies desperately ill
Don't know of Tragedy
The two Allred children who survived the crash have not been told their parents and
Jenkins was suffering from multiple bone fractures and a large loss of blood. His son's condition
Funeral services for Mrs. R. E. Jenkins of 863 Mulberry Street, who received fatal
R. E. Jenkins Funeral Services for R. E. Jenkins of 106 West Ridge Circle,
Survivors: Daughter: Susan Jenkins Sisters: Mrs. Patrick Little,
Funeral service for Mrs. Kathryn H. Jenkins, 37 year old Macon
at Big Indian Creek bridge near Perry in a separate mishap.
Frances Allred 11 and her brother David, 6. All are in the hospital here.
Cpl G. H. Webb of the State Patrol said both cars were "pretty nearly demolished".
of influenza a wire summoning them came only yesterday after-noon.
sister were killed because "they are not able to take it yet" hospital attaches said.
had not beenfully determined. In the accident near Perry, three State Patrol cars were called to
remove Holloway's vehicle from the roadway. Observers said his truckload of tomatoes were strewn
200 feet in each direction.
Mrs. R. E. Jenkikns
injuries in an automobile accident near Lizella Sunday evening, will be held in the chapel of Hart's Morturary at 10 a. m.
Wednesday.
The Rev James W. Waters will officiate and burial will be in the Fishing Creek Cememtery, near Lumber City.
She was a member of the Ladies Society of the B of LF and E.
who died unexpectedly Wednesday in the Veterans Hosiptal in
Atlanta, will be held at 3 p.m. today at Riverside Cemetery here.
Dr. Henry Stokes will Officate.
An engineer for the Southern Railway, Jenkins was born
in Miami Oklahoma, the son of Mr. and Mrs Green Berry
Jenkins and had lived in Macon for 13 years.
He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post
No. 658 and the Board of Locomotives Engineers.
Hart's Mortuary is in Charge.
*He is also survived by a Son Gary from Miami, Oklahoma *
Date of Birth: 4/20/1926
Date of Death: 6/19/1963
Mrs. Jimmy Turner Brothers: Paul Higgins, Fred Higgins Parents:
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Higgins
woman killed in an auto accident near Madison Wednesday night
will be held today at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel.
The Rev. P. L Walker and the Rev. Albert Evans will officiate.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Mrs. Jenkins of 106 West Ridge Circle, and her maid Mrs. Lola
Williams of 926 High Street Lane, were killed in the two car collision
in Morgan County, Three other persons were sent to the hospital.
State patrolmen said the car driven by mrs. Jenkins went out of
Control and crashed into an auto driven by Mrs. Mazell Phelps 28
of Madison. The accident occurred on U.S. 441.
Mrs. Jenkins was returning to Macon after visiting for the day with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Higgins of Carnesville. She was
secretary for Southren Bell Co. and a native of Franklin County where
she also was a graduate of the Georgia Alabama Business School. She
had lived here for 20 years and was a member of Carnesville Baptist
Church.
Survivors include one daughter Miss Susan Jenkins of Macon who was
injured in the wreck; her parents; two sisters, Mrs. Patrick Little of
Decatur and Mrs. Jimmy Turner of Martin; two brothers, Paul Higgins
of Chamblee and Fred Higgins of College Park.
Dan Jenkins Sr., 88, 124 Geneva Ave.
a retired railroad employee died Wednesday in York Manor.
Services have tentatively been set for Friday afternoon by
Lescher Funeral Home.
Born 14 June 1892, in Carbondale, Alabama, and a Muskogee,
resident since 1912. Jenkins was married to Lillie Mae Jenkins
who died 29 June 1975.
He was a member of East Central Church of Christ, Masonic Lodge
502, McAlester Cousistory, American Legion, and Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers.
He retired from the Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad in 1962. He
served in the U.S. Army during World War 1.
Survivors include a son Dan Jr. of Muskogee; a daughter Colleen Norton
of St. Louis, Missouri. Six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
* He was also survived by a daughter Oma Jenkins Burrows of Port St. Joe, Florida *
Mrs. Dan Jenkins Sr.
Mrs. Dan Jenkins Sr. 84 of 124 Geneve, died early
Born 14 October 1891 in Pittsburg, Tennessee. Mrs. Jenkins had been a long
Survivors include her husband of the home, two sons, Dan Jenkins Jr. of
Sunday in Muskogee, General Hospital after a brief illness. Lescher Funeral
Home will announce arrangements.
time resident of Muskogee and was a member of Central Church of Christ.
Muskogee, and Marvin Sweeton of Los Angeles,Califorina; a daugher,
Mrs. Corlen Norton of St. Louis, Missouri; three sisters Mrs. Rose Gary of
Dewar, Mrs. Ethel Martin of Henryetta, and Mrs. Evelyn Varnado of Banceleave,
Mississippi, two brothers Harley Duncan and Herbert Duncan, both of Dewar,
11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
