Jenkins, Ruth

1912 - 1978  (65 years)

• Name	Jenkins, Ruth
  Birth	18 Jul 1912	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	JENK.R006
  _FGRAVE	66990931
  Death	22 Jan 1978	Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Roselawn Memorial Park, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois   [1]
  	Section K Graceland Lot 261 Grave 6
  Person ID	I57030	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Jenkins, Levi Lemuel
  Mother	Priddle, Ida Mae
  Family ID	F20410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Miller, Lee Roy B.
  Family ID	F20408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Drury, Thomas Leroy,   b. 17 Oct 1918, Missouri d. 10 Jul 1995, Missouri (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F20409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jul 1912 - Illinois Death - 22 Jan 1978 - Illinois Burial - - Roselawn Memorial Park, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Ruth (Jenkins) Miller Drury (191-1978)

  
  

• Notes

  VERSAILLES, MO - Ruth Jenkins Miller Drury, 93, passed away November 16, 2012. She was born March 9, 1919 in Chestnut, IL, daughter of the late Levi Lemuel and Ida May Priddle Jenkins. She retired from Allis-Chalmers as a secretary after 35 years of service. In retirement she continued gardening, fishing & tracking new calves as they were born on the farm at Lake of the Ozarks. She enjoyed volunteer work at the Nutrition site, and women's clubs in Versailles. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, sister and husbands, Thomas L. Drury in 1995 and Lee Roy B. Miller in 1978. She is survived by her sister, Pauline Walden of Olney, IL; step-daughter, Yvonne Rhodes of Chatham, IL and step-son, John (Wanda) Miller of Lebanon, MO; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. A graveside service will be held in mid-December at Roselawn cemetery. Cremation rights were accorded by the Kidwell-Garber State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Sunday, December 16, 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S16547] https://www.findagrave.com/, Headstone, Miller, Le Roy B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66990931/lee_roy_b-miller), none. (Reliability: 2).