Lessie Bell Jenkins Obituary
The world bids farewell to Lessie Bell Jenkins in Bentonia, Mississippi, departing on February 16, 2026 at the age of 103. Lessie leaves behind memories cherished by the community. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Lessie Bell Jenkins to show support.
She was predeceased by: her children, Minnie Lee Jenkins and Bobby Lee Thornton; her parents, Scott Thornton and Mattie Hill Thornton; her siblings, Clemmie Thornton, Lula Mae Fisher, Johnny Thornton, Excell Thornton, Lillie Mae McPherson and Reverend George Thornton; her grandchildren, Benjamin O. Haggard, Florette Willard, Deidra Jenkins (Trina) and Andrew Jackson (Drew); her sons-in-law, Henry Jackson, J. C. Grayer and Clifton Miller; and her husband Reverend Johnny A. Jenkins Sr. Lessie.
She is survived by: her children, Johnny Jenkins, Jr. (Earnestine) of Bentonia, MS, Mary Lee Jenkins of Jackson, MS, Virginia Jackson of Yazoo City, MS, Flora Bell Miller of Yazoo City, MS, Dorothy Jenkins of Yazoo City, MS and Rosetta. She is also survived by grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, great-great-great grandchildren.
