JENKINS, Martha Carol

Wickenburg Sun (Wickenburg, Arizona) Wednesday, December 18, 2019, p. A-5 Martha Carol Jenkins went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ at the Hospice of the Valley in Surprise on Nov. 13, 2019. She is survived by three step-children: Anita Abbott of Yucca Valley, California, Paul Jenkins of Hampton, Georgia, and Paula Schnarr of Cathedral City, California. Martha was born Dec. 27, 1922 to the late Frank and Jeannette Wallace Saffle in Hollidays Cove, West Virginia. Her father died when she was just an infant. When she was 3, her mother married Harry Walker who had eight of his own children. Martha saw three more sisters born to the family. Forced to quit school in the sixth grade, she helped support the large family. She left West Virginia for Ohio when she was 14 to find work during the Depression. There (sic: three) years later she met her first husband, Frederick Dyar. She continued to take educational courses whenever she could. The couple moved to California in 1955 where Mr. Dyar died in 1965. She continued to rise through the ranks of the banking industry working as an escrow officer while running a successful hair salon. She later met the love of her life, Paul Jenkins, who she married in 1978. They retired to Wickenburg in 1992 where she and Paul enjoyed playing golf at the Wickenburg Country Club until he passed away in 1997. Martha continued her life in Wickenburg volunteering thousands of hours at Desert Caballeros Western Museum and Wickenburg Community Hospital. She continued to enjoy many friendships until she moved to Grandview Terrace in 2015. She was a member of the Advent Episcopal Church in Sun City West. Burial will be in the spring in Wickenburg Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Desert Caballeros Western Museum or the Wickenburg Community Services Corporation.