Velma Porter Jenkinson

Velma Jenkinson, 84, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Velma was born May 22, 1932 in Brookhaven, Mississippi to Marion Lattis Porter and Veta Woodall Porter. She was a homemaker and longtime member of Friendship Baptist Church in Groves. She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace "Hoss" Jenkinson. Survivors include her daughter, Jill Forse and her husband Mike of Port Neches; son, Jay Jenkinson and his wife Teri Lyn of Nederland; brother, Tim Porter and his wife Janet of Nacogdoches; grandchildren, Amber McCullough and her husband Shawn, Chelsea Barbre and her husband Chad, Jarret Jenkinson, Lindsay Strange and her husband Tyler; great-grandchildren, Taylor, Gracie, Logan, Luke, Blake, and Brady. A visitation for family and friends will begin at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves followed by the funeral service at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Travis Cox and Reverend Milton Woodall officiating. Burial will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park.