Roy Eugene "Gene" Jenkins, 76, died Feb. 23, 2017, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born July 30, 1940, in Hutchinson, to Preston "Dutch" and Mabel (Hamby) Jenkins. Roy retired from Cargill Grain as a weigh master and worked for six years at the Hutchinson Law Enforcement Center in the maintenance department.

On July 3, 1959, he married Nettie Payne in Hutchinson. They shared 57 years of marriage.

Roy is survived by: wife, Nettie of the home; children, Pamela Patterson and husband Donald, Rusty Jenkins and companion Lori, Roy A. Jenkins and wife Tammy, all of Hutchinson; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by: his parents; brother, Robert Leslie Jenkins; and sister, Jacqueline Spencer.

Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at Elliott Chapel, Hutchinson, with Pastor Dale Kelley officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, with family to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Hutchinson Salvation Army, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main St., Hutchinson, KS 67501.