There will be a celebration of life memorial service for Evelyn Carolyn Salley Jenkson on Thursday, June 13th, at 10 am at the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. Her family would love to share memories of their Mom with those from the town she loved so much. She was a summer resident on Mattapoisett Neck in her younger years and so loved the area that in 1969 she and her husband bought a year round home in Hollywoods for their retirement.
Evelyn passed away on January 6, 2019 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine, following a brief hospitalization.
Evelyn was born December 6, 1920, in Rehoboth, MA, to George M Salley and Hazel (Smith) Salley. Following her graduation from Taunton High School she worked as a telephone operator until her marriage to Charles Jenks of Norton.
Evelyn lived in Norton while raising her family and later enjoyed working at Texas Instruments. She also enjoyed taking as well as giving painting lessons, volunteering with a number of organizations and participating in her local church activities. Upon retirement she moved to her home in Mattapoisett, and enjoyed gardening, painting, reading and entertaining her family. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 121, the Mattapoisett Congregational Church, the Mattapoisett Women’s Club and enjoyed volunteering with many groups to help others. She had also been a hospice volunteer earlier in her life.
She is predeceased by her husband Charles Jenks, her son Gregg Jenks, and her sister Muriel Wild.
She is survived by her son Charles Jenks Jr and his wife Sue of Yorktown, VA, her daughter Debbie Jackson and her husband Bernie of Buxton, ME, four grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and one great, great granddaughter.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of Southern Maine, 180 US Route One, Scarborough, Maine 04074, or to your local Hospice Organization.