Ouida Hamilton Jenkins

October 31, 1923 - September 5, 2015

Ouida Hamilton Jenkins of Tyler, passed away on September 5, 2015. She was born on October 31, 1923 in Jacksonville. Her family moved to Rusk when she was 11 and she resided there until she married the love of her life, Elzie Jenkins, on June 7, 1942. She graduated from Rusk High School and attended Lon Morris College. Ouida and Elzie lived in many cities during their 65 year marriage. Music was always important to her, and during her membership at First Baptist Church Dallas, she was a soloist in the choir and secretary to the minister of music. Later, she was a secretary for the Baptist General Convention of Texas for many years. She was currently a member of First Baptist Church Tyler. Most important in her life were faith, family and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, J. E. Hamilton; her mother, Myrtle Goodman Hamilton; and her husband, Elzie H. Jenkins. She leaves behind her sister, Joy Conway; nephew, Jon Mark Conway and spouse, Hayley; niece Kathryn Conway Hansen and spouse, Erik; two great nephews, Alex Hansen and Will Conway, all of Fort Worth; and many dear cousins. Services will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk, with Dr. E. M. Hay presiding. Burial will be at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Rusk. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. up until service time, Saturday, September 12, 2015 at the funeral home. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, a donation be made to a charity of choice in her memory.