Teresa Anna Jenks

TERESA ANNA JENKS, age 81, of Bel Air, MD, died on March 22, 2007 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel Air, MD. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late James F. and Anna M. Gormley McCulley and the wife, for 35 years, of the late Gene Jenks. One of seven children, she was born and raised in the Philadelphia area and grew up in the St. Monica’s Parish in South Philadelphia. A devoted Catholic and an avid reader, she raised her family in Bucks County, PA.

Mrs. Jenks is survived by a son, Gerard E. Jenks of Dundalk, MD; four daughters, Marguerite A. Elder of Perry Hall, MD, Patricia A. Cook of Bel Air, MD, Theresa M. Clauss of Warrington, PA and Jean Marie Gehring of Plumsteadville, PA; three brothers, Charles Buddy McCulley of New Jersey, Ed McCulley and Thomas McCulley, both of Philadelphia, PA; thirteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.