Charles Elsworth Jenkins
May 27, 1941 ~ August 30, 2019
Charles Elsworth Jenkins, 78, of Great Falls, Virginia died peacefully on August 30, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born on May 27, 1941 in Washington, DC, the son of Mary Facchina and Elsworth M. Jenkins.
Charlie graduated from Herndon High School and went on to the University of Richmond where he graduated in 1963, making him the first of his family to graduate college. While at the University of Richmond, he earned a B. S. in Business Administration and was a member of Lamda Chi Alpha Fraternity. After serving in the US Navy, he launched a successful career as a stockbroker at Bellamah, Newhouser and Barrett. In 1989 he went to Johnston, Lemon & Company where he diligently worked until his retirement in 2001. Alays the life of the party, Charlie had a passion for decorating, antiguing, food, traveling, friends and family. To those close to him, he was known for his ability to provide sound and reliable guidance when facing life's tough decisions.
A dedicated father, husband, grandfather and friend, he is survived by his wife, Virginia Bell Jenkins; his daughters, Molly Elizabeth Jenkins of the Shenandoah Valley and Lindsay Jenkins Monger and her husband, John Henry Monger IV, of Harrisonburg; his three stepchildren, Latane Beck Conant and her husband, Carson Victor Conant of Chicago; Edward Catesby Beck and his wife, Katherine Gibson Beck of Richmond and Anne Henley Beck of Chicago.
He adored his eight grandson, Catesby, Charles, Elsworth (Worth), Gibson, Ware, Watson, William (Billy) and Woodson (Woods).
A memorial service will be held in his honor at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Great Falls, VA on Friday, September 6th at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Make a Wish Foundation.
Charlie graduated from Herndon High School and went on to the University of Richmond where he graduated in 1963, making him the first of his family to graduate college. While at the University of Richmond, he earned a B. S. in Business Administration and was a member of Lamda Chi Alpha Fraternity. After serving in the US Navy, he launched a successful career as a stockbroker at Bellamah, Newhouser and Barrett. In 1989 he went to Johnston, Lemon & Company where he diligently worked until his retirement in 2001. Alays the life of the party, Charlie had a passion for decorating, antiguing, food, traveling, friends and family. To those close to him, he was known for his ability to provide sound and reliable guidance when facing life's tough decisions.
A dedicated father, husband, grandfather and friend, he is survived by his wife, Virginia Bell Jenkins; his daughters, Molly Elizabeth Jenkins of the Shenandoah Valley and Lindsay Jenkins Monger and her husband, John Henry Monger IV, of Harrisonburg; his three stepchildren, Latane Beck Conant and her husband, Carson Victor Conant of Chicago; Edward Catesby Beck and his wife, Katherine Gibson Beck of Richmond and Anne Henley Beck of Chicago.
He adored his eight grandson, Catesby, Charles, Elsworth (Worth), Gibson, Ware, Watson, William (Billy) and Woodson (Woods).
A memorial service will be held in his honor at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Great Falls, VA on Friday, September 6th at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Make a Wish Foundation.
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