VALJEAN MARIVITTORI JENKINS

Valjean Marivittori Jenkins, 72, died on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at her home.

Born in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Valeo Josephe Marivittori and Mary Tyner Marivittori. Mrs. Jenkins was a member of The Church of the Holy Comforter Anglican and she was a 1964 graduate of Edmunds High School. She served as a missionary of the L.A.M.B. Institute in Honduras. She was a retired director of nursing at the S.C. Department of Corrections.

Surviving are a daughter, Victoria Elizabeth "Tori" Griffin (Cale) of Sumter; a brother, Boyd Marivittori of Spartanburg; a sister, Wanda Heron of Columbia; three grandchildren, John David Simmons (Jennifer), Kimberly Manyen (Andrew) and Emma Grace Griffin; and a great-grandchild, Rowan Kai Simmons.

Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday at The Church of the Holy Comforter with the Rev. Marcus Kaiser officiating. Burial will follow at the church memory garden.

The family will receive friends in the church Parish Hall following the service.

Memorials may be made to The Church of the Holy Comforter, 213 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.