Phyllis Anne Jenkins Ford's Obituary
Phyllis Anne Jenkins Ford, 77, of Bealeton went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 11, 2018 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital with her two loving daughters, Florence and Sharon and her son-in-law, Danny by her side. She was born December 8, 1940 in Virginia to the late Hubert and Lillian Sisk Jenkins.
Mrs. Ford owned and operated Phyllis’s Cleaning Service for 36 years. She was saved at Bible Baptist Church with her sister Beulah and was known for taking in and raising numerous children, always making sure no one was ever hungry. She loved dancing, shopping, flowers (she had a green thumb), going out to dinner and eating crabs.
She is survived by seven children, Florence Helms and her husband, Donald of NC, Sharon Faulkner and her husband, Daniel of Bealeton, VA, Patricia Hawkins of Culpeper, William Leroy Hawkins, Jr. and his wife, Brenda of Manassas, VA, Vincent Hawkins and his wife, Debbie of Culpeper, VA, Sarah Ruth Rowland and her husband, Dale of Front Royal, VA, Alisa Kay Curtis and her husband, Mark of Sumerduck, VA, and David Menefee and his wife, Julie of Stephens City, VA; and one brother, Roger “GB” Jenkins and his wife, Virginia of Gaithersburg, MD.
Additional survivors include twelve grandchildren, including three very special grandchildren, Dalton Sheffield, Timothy Boswell, Jr. and Krystle Rush; one great grandchild, Amelia Faith Boswell; and special nephew, Robert Jenkins of Remington.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Ford; and eight siblings, James Jenkins, Hubert Jenkins, Charles Jenkins, Carroll Jenkins, Ruth Embrey, Edna Johnston, Beulah Furr and Margie Haught.
The family will receive friends on Monday, June 18, 2018 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel, 850 Sperryville Pike, Culpeper, VA.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 1 p.m. at Found and Sons Funeral Chapel with Dr. Decker H. Tapscott, Sr. officiating.
Interment will follow in Remington Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jim Waddell, Daniel Faulkner, Samuel Dua, Donald Helms, Eddie Wines and Leroy Martin. Honorary pallbearers will be Tim Boswell, Jr., Bob Mosier, Dalton Sheffield, Chick Edwards, Howard Groves and Jimmy Ott.
“A special thank you to all the doctors that helped with Mama’s care and a special thanks to Samuel Dua from the Warrenton Dialysis Center.”
Found and Sons Funeral Chapel of Culpeper is serving the family.
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