The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, January 31, 1995              TAG: 9501310249
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B10  EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

JOSEPH W. JENKINS

Joseph William Jenkins, 79, of the 900 block of London Blvd., died Jan. 29, 1995, in Portsmouth.

He was born in Portsmouth and retired from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.

Survivors include a daughter, Joan L. DiGirolamo of Chesapeake; a sister, Betty Jenkins Twine of Chesapeake; two grandchildren, Zayne L. Kennedy and Thomas A. Gay II, both of Chesapeake; and one great-grandchild, Mark Alan Kennedy of Chesapeake.

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Oak Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, by the Rev. Willis Switzer. Francis A. Gay Funeral Home, South Norfolk Chapel, is handling arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB