Hattie Mae Jenkins

Hattie Mae Jenkins, oldest daughter of the late Moses and Elease G. Jenkins of Rembert, South Carolina entered into eternal rest on Sunday, November 29, 2015 in Rock Hill, South Carolina. She was born on December 29, 1941 and at the age of 73, peacefully departed. Hattie was born and raised in the Pisgah Crossroad community of Rembert, South Carolina. There she attended Union Elementary and graduated from Ebenezer High School. Committed to her education, she went on to earn her Healthcare Specialist certification from Sumter Area Technical College in 1992. Then, in 2002, she received her Bachelors of Art in Family and Church Ministry from Columbia International University. Raised in a Christian home, she developed a firm foundation of faith and at an early age accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and Lord. August 1956, she was baptized and became a member of Union Baptist Church (Rembert, SC). There she served faithfully in various roles. During her tenure there, she led and provided support for the Sunday School, Junior Choir, Junior Missionary Society, B.T.U., and Junior Usher Board. Later, she relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey where she joined New Hope Baptist Church. There she continued to serve her Lord and Savior as a member of the Sunday School and Young Adult Choir. In 1972, she returned her home to South Carolina and continued her service to the Lord with Union Baptist. Her dedication to God’s work was an important facet of her life. She eventually became an ordained minister. Upon moving to Columbia, South Carolina in 1995, she connected to several local churches and joined Shandon Baptist Church where she was a faithful member of the Joy Sunday School and homebound ministry. She was also an affiliate member of Bethlehem Baptist of Columbia. In addition, she had an active nursing home ministry at White Oak Manor and Heartland in Columbia, South Carolina. She loved and enjoyed working with the elderly. Her life’s work was her ministry, she diligently cared for several clients as a private duty, home health, and nursing home certified nurse assistant. Hattie was the eldest of nine siblings. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Wilhelmina and Carolyn Jenkins, Ethel Bostick, and two brothers Marion and Larry Jenkins. She leaves to cherish precious memories, her dear son, Ryan K. Jenkins and his fiancée Tonya Thomason of Rock Hill, SC, her goddaughter, Alice Smith of Salisbury, NC, three sisters, Edna(Harold) Robertson and Edith Dickey; both of Jersey City, NJ, Thomascina(Herbert) Bennett, one brother in-law, Joseph Bostick and one sister-in-law, Josephine all of Rembert, SC. She is also survived one niece, Tomeika Bennett and seven nephews, Hebert “Val” (Audra) Robertson, Craig (Daphanie) Jenkins, Lorne Robertson, Drexter (Samantha) Bostick, Courtney Dickey, Veron (Clarise) Bennett, and Kejuan Bostick, a host of great nieces and nephews, special friends, and other relatives.

Hattie Mae Jenkins

December 29, 1941 - November 29, 2015