Shirley Joan Jenkins Clemons
Published 4:18 pm Friday, August 25, 2017
Shirley Joan Jenkins Clemons, 71, of Watauga, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2017, at Select Specialty Hospital in Bristol. Shirley was born in Washington County, Tenn., to the late Claude and Pauline Shelton Jenkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, Rev. Roy Jenkins, Polly Grindstaff, Wayne Jenkins and Carol Lee Jenkins.
Shirley had worked in food service and was of the Freewill Baptist faith. She was also a homemaker and enjoyed country music, gardening and cooking.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of 49 years, Ray Lawrence Clemons Sr.; four children, David Clemons, of Elizabethton, Bobby Ward, of Richmond, Ky., Ray L. Clemons Jr., of Johnson City, and Billy Clemons; three grandchildren, Ryan Clemons, of Hampton, and Delaney Ward and Reilly Ward, both of Kentucky. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
A service to celebrate the life of Shirley Joan Jenkins Clemons will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, August 28, in the Chapel of Peace of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton. The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 5 until 7 p.m. Monday, prior to the service. The graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 29, at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Those wishing to attend the service are asked to meet at the cemetery at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Signature Health Care of Elizabethton Rehab and Wellness Center, Sycamore Shoals Hospital and Select Specialty Hospital for the care given to Shirley during her illness. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.tetrickfuneralhome.com and signing the guest book or by fax to 423 542-9499.
Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is serving the Clemons family. Office: (423) 542-2232. Obituary Line: (423) 543-4917.