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Florice Dorene Carlton Jenkins Jones passed away October 11, 2020 after a short illness.
She was born in Hamlin, Texas on December 2,1925.
Dorene was raised in Texas and came to Oklahoma after the war. Although always a Texan at heart,
she stayed in Oklahoma to raise her kids in Midwest City where she worked at TAFB
until she retired in1983. Then she worked a few years for Midwest City schools as a cafeteria employee.
Finished working, she traveled with friends and family; enjoyed her grandchildren; and spent time gardening .
Dorene was preceded in death by her son Ronnie Jenkins of Austin, Texas in 1989; her parents DW and
Maude Carlton, Hamlin, TX; her brothers Max and DW; her beloved sisters Movelda, Oletta, Ila, Merle and Billie,
all of Texas.
She is survived by daughter Marsha Jones and son-in-law Buddy Jones; grandsons Jeremy Jones
and partner Cristy Klerf -Seattle; Nathan Jones -OKC; Jacob Jones-OKC; and numerous nieces and nephews.
No public service is planned at this time.
Janci Reynolds Covington says
I loved my Aunt Bunny with all my heart and I will miss her. She was beautiful inside and outside. She was fun loving, witty and had a wonderful sense of humor. I didn’t know about her illness or her death until now and that truly saddens me.