Octavia “Octa”
Stone Jenkins (nee Cann) , 91, of Highland Heights, KY, passed away Thursday,
July 27, 2017 at St. Elizabeth Hospice Edgewood. Octa was loved by her family, her friends, and her
church family. She was admired for her
wit, wisdom, and enduring strength. Octa was a former cook at A.J. Jolly School,
California, KY, and retired from the D.A.V. in Cold Spring, KY. She was a
member of Mentor Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by two husbands,
Axel Stone and Ottis Jenkins; son, Jerry Stone; grandson, Eric Stone; parents,
Warren and Anna (Hutchison) Cann; siblings, Mildred Norris, Gladys Cummins, Mabel Jones, Lillian Rittinger, Bill, Gerald,
Gene and Ralph Cann. Octa is survived by three children, Karen (the late George
Schock) Houston, Anita (Craig) Magnarini and Allen Stone; eight grandchildren,
Jennifer Houston, Julie Houston, Jeri Houston, Ian (Mallory) Magnarini, Tyler
Magnarini, Craig Stone, Jeremy Stone and Michelle Stone; three
great-grandchildren, Brendan Houston, Bailey Houston and Hailie Stone; one
sister, Norma Jolly. Visitation Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at the Alexandria
Funeral Home from 10:00 AM until time of funeral service at 1:00 PM. Interment
will be in the Grandview Cemetery, Mentor, KY. Memorials are suggested to the
Mentor Baptist Church, 3724 Smith Rd, California, KY 41007
We were sorry to hear of the passing of Octavia! She was a great neighbor and friend to us for many years. She will be sadly missed!
ReplyDeleteWe are so sorry for your loss. Your mother was a ver sweet woman. May God bless each of you during this sad time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
ReplyDeleteDevonne and family
I am so sorry to hear of your great loss. Recently I lost
ReplyDeletemy dear mother, and found great comfort in the Holy
Bible, like at Isaiah 25 verse 8 - The Sovereign Lord
will swallow up death forever, and wipe away the
tears from all faces." Also at Revelation 21 verse 4,
we find God's promise to remove both pain and death.
For more comfort, I turn to the website at: www.jw.org