Louise Virginia Jenkins, 98, of Luther Crest Retirement Home, Allentown, PA (formerly of Rising Sun, MD), passed away peacefully on Friday, March 4. She was preceded in death by her husbands, E. Newell Jenkins, Andrew Flowers and E. Joseph Cooney, and her son, Carl R. Cooney. Louise was born in Elkton, Virginia and lived most of her life in Rising Sun, Maryland. Her childhood years were spent on the family farm a few miles from town. Louise graduated from Rising Sun High School as valedictorian of her class and was a long-time member of Janes United Methodist Church. She retired from Aberdeen Proving Ground after years of work and afterwards traveled extensively throughout the United States. Her fondest memories of her long life were of times spent with family and friends.
Survivors: Louise will be dearly missed by all whose lives she touched. She is survived by her daughter Anne Cooney Lovett of Macungie, PA; grandsons Duane Cooney and his wife, Erika, of Folson, CA; Brian Lovett and his wife Amanda, of Allentown, PA; Michael Lovett and his wife, Lindsay, of Arlington, VA; Great-grandsons Reid and Graham Lovett of Allentown, PA; and many beloved nieces and nephews.
Services: We will celebrate her life at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 2 at the R.T. Foard Funeral Home, 111 South Queen Street, Rising Sun, MD 21911. Preceding the service will be a visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the Brookview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.