Marcia Linn Jenkins Obituary (1950 - 2022)

Marcia Linn (Abel) Jenkins passed away at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home on November 2nd, 2022. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM on Friday, November 4th at Calvert & Johnson Memorial Home, Washburn, IL. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 5th at 10:30 AM at the Calvert & Johnson Memorial Home, Washburn. The Reverend Will Meachum will officiate. Burial will follow at the Linn Mount Vernon Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Gift of Life Transplant House or to the Washburn Methodist Church. Marcia Linn was born on August 1st, 1950, in Peoria, Illinois to Wilbur Merle & Joan Lillian (Hahn) Abel. She married Douglas Ray Jenkins on December 21, 1969, at the Lowpoint United Methodist Church, and they celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 2019. From this union, 1 child was born, Scott Douglas. Marcia worked various jobs as she accompanied her husband through multiple moves while he was enlisted in the Army. She worked in the library at Kansas State University, and even worked for the Army attaining a higher security clearance than her husband. At the end of Doug's enlistment, they returned to Lowpoint where she found a job with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Peoria, IL. She retired from the USDA on August 1st, 2008. She was a very active member of the Lowpoint and Washburn United Methodist churches. She played the piano for both churches and had a wonderful singing voice. This was a musical talent passed down by her parents to all her brothers as well. In fact, as a young high schooler her first career vision was being a piano teacher that she started to pursue at Illinois Central College. She was also an active member of the American Legion Auxiliary, always willing to give her time and skills to help those in need. Marcia was always ready to cook and entertain family for the holidays. The grandkids were happy to see the crescent rolls, green bean casserole, and Orange Jell-O Fluff that she made for every big meal. Marcia was a kind and caring person with only friends, no enemies. Well, except for when she was playing Skip-Bo. She got that competitive edge from her mom. Those left to cherish Marcia's memory include her husband, Doug; children and spouses: Scott Jenkins & Gayle Reid; grandchildren and spouses: Jacob & Emmalee Jenkins, Conner Jenkins, Austin Reid, Shelby Reid, and Connor Reid; brothers and spouses: Rodney & Bonnie Abel, Roland & Valerie Abel, Robert & Lola Abel, and Thomas & Elizabeth Abel. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister Mary Ann Abel (1951), and a brother, Russell Abel (1966).