Mrs. Linda Aileen Williams Jenkins, age 75 of Soperton passed away on Wednesday evening, November 21, 2018 at her home.

She was born on April, 16, 1943 in Toledo, Ohio to Wilford Cedric and Marion Elizabeth Williams. She grew up in St. Albans, WV and was educated in West Virginia. Linda was a Christian by faith and Presbyterian by denomination. She moved to Ohio in 1965 where she lived for 20 years working in New Development and Research and Engineering for Babcock and Wilcox, GE at Edison Park Research Facility and then for Gould Ocean Systems Division in Cleveland. In 1982 she took an assignment with Lockheed-Martin in Orlando, Florida and lived in Orlando, Titusville and then Tavares, FL. In 1986, she stopped working to care for her husband with Muscular Dystrophy, also her parents and her sister until they each passed.

While in Tavares she owned and operated "The Sewing Works", a window covering custom design and drapery work room, where she manufactured for many of the local decorators in Lake County as well as worked her own retail end of the decorating business. She also did pattern making for new developing products applying for patents, as well as interfacing with several of the local architects with interior design concepts during the initial designing process.

She served an 8 year term as president of the Tropical Shores and Venetian Park Homeowners Assn., accomplishing upgrades to her community. Upon retiring, she moved to Soperton, GA to be near her sons.

Preceding her in death is her husband, Melvin Wilson Jenkins of Tavares, her parents, two sisters, Lillian Lee Ponko, of Mentor, Ohio, and Edna Joyce Harless of Leesburg, Florida.

She leaves behind, a daughter, Mary Catherine Carpenter of Ocala, FL, a son, Hillery O. "Charlie" Jeffers Jr, (Kelly) of Soperton, GA, a son, Dennis L. Jenkins, of Baxley, GA, a niece, Sara J. Howell of Houston, TX, grandsons, Jason Carpenter of Orlando, FL, Justin Carpenter of Eustis, FL, Jerrid Carpenter of Las Vegas, NV, Dylan Jeffers of Soperton, GA and Dalton Jeffers of Soperton, GA, granddaughters, Jessica Smith (Chris) of Eustis, FL, Dawn Varnadoe Reynolds (Neil) of Baxley, GA, Angel Dykstra (Nick) of Baxley, GA, Cari Jeffers Hall (Josh) of Soperton, GA and 8 great-grandchildren.

Linda enjoyed hobbies in retirement and took great joy in her grandchildren. She was busy with wildlife painting, and other craft projects that she loved. She will be missed by anyone who had the privilege of knowing her, especially when she considered you as her friend. It was her passion to help and support the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.

Funeral services will be at 1:00 pm on Monday, November 26, 2018 from the graveside in Tarrytown Cemetery, Tarrytown, GA with Pastor Gilbert Posey, officiating.

Her family will receive friends, following the service, at the graveside.

In lieu of flowers, please make a loving memorial donation in her honor to:

International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, 30 N. LeSalle St., Suite 4300, Chicago, IL   60602-2584 or: www.ifcj.org