Mable Lee Jones Jenkins, 81, of New Bern, went home to be with the Lord on the afternoon of Friday, September 30, 2016. One of the most kind, caring and loving souls on this earth, Mable Lee lived her life serving the Lord and doing for others. She always put the needs of her family and friends above her own and opened her heart and home to anyone in need. Her legacy of love will live on in the hearts and minds of all who knew her.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 4th at Cotten Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Greenleaf Memorial Park.
She is survived by two sons, Thomas Edward Jenkins and Ernest Lane Jenkins; two brothers, William "Buddy" Jones and Duffy Ray Jones; one sister, Della Tilghman; four grandchildren, Tonya Lee Carmichael, Michael Jenkins, Erica Lane Schultz and Taylor Jo Radcliff; three great grandchildren, Bailee Carmichael, Ashley Jenkins, and Michael Jenkins; and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Friends are invited to share memories and sign the online guestbook by visiting www.cottenfuneralhome.com.
For those considering memorial contributions, the family suggests they be made to her church, Tree of Life Ministries, P.O. Box 12862, New Bern, NC 28561.
Arrangements are by Cotten Funeral Home & Crematory.
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