John Lewis Jenkins, 90, of Henderson, Kentucky, passed away at 3:45 p.m. Friday, July 16, 2021, at St. Anthony's Hospice Lucy Smith King Care Center with his family at his side.

He was born February 23, 1931, in Sebree, Kentucky, to the late Stella Hancock Jenkins and Joseph Emery Jenkins.  John was a 1948 graduate of Sebree High School and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky in 1952.  He graduated in 1957 from the University of Louisville Medical School where he specialized in pediatrics and followed with a residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan, and a year at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.

John came to Henderson Methodist Hospital in 1960 and became a beloved pediatric physician for the next 55years.  He had a private practice from 1960 until 2007.  During this time, he helped found Henderson's first after-hours clinic.  From 2007 to 2015, he was Medical Director of Henderson Hospital's CATCH Program (Community Access to Child Health).

Outside his practice, John loved his Labrador Retrievers for the sport of Field Trials and hunting.  He also continued to farm in Onton.  He had a lifelong love for golf and played for years with family and friends.

John was a member of Henderson Rotary Club where he served a year as President and was awarded Distinguished Citizen of the Year from Henderson Chamber of Commerce in 2005.  He was also a Kentucky Colonel.  John was a member of First United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Beverly Hughes Jenkins; four daughters, Jennifer Jenkins Ebelhar and her husband, William, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Kathryn Jenkins Gould and her husband, Gary, of Charleston, South Carolina, and Rebecca Jenkins Keach and Susan Jenkins McVicar, both of Henderson, Kentucky; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two Labrador Retrievers.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, July 19, 2021, at First United Methodist Church.  The Reverend Gary A. Chapman and the Reverend James Wofford will officiate.  Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery.

Visitation will be from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 18, 2021, and 9 a.m. until noon Monday, July 19, 2021, at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be Chad Gish, Bo Stull, Darryl Melton, Chase Fulcher, Emery McVicar, John Gould, Robert Keach, and Walker Keach.

Contributions may be made to St. Anthony's Hospice.

Online condolences may be made at www.rudyrowland.com .