Melvin D. Jenkins , 94, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 8, 2024 at Lawrence Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Lawrenceville. He was a resident of Hamilton Township his entire life. Mel was a graduate of Hamilton High West Class of 1949 and was a Naval Reserve Veteran. He retired from Gesipa and had worked at US Steel, Office Specialties, and Hamilton Supply.

Predeceased by his parents Wallace and Alice Jenkins, his brothers: Wallace and Russell Jenkins, his sisters: Alma Johnson and Alice Bugbee, his son Gary Jenkins, daughter Kim Summers and grandchildren: Jayme Russo, Benjamin Moore and Taylor Summers he is survived by his beloved wife of 71 years Patricia D. Jenkins of Hamilton Township,  his children:  Debbie Julian (Paul) of Georgetown, KY, Gavin Jenkins of Hamilton Twsp. and Amy Moore (Patrick) of Hamilton Twsp. His grandchildren: Jennifer Dempster (Shawn), Patrick and Marissa Moore, Paul and Kara Julian, Emma (Travis) Gagnon and many great grandchildren including: Lucas, Bennett and Maddox Moore and Cory and Colin Dempster along with his beloved great grandson Silas Rugg.

Melvin had many passions during his long life. He enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle with his brothers as a young adult. He loved dancing the jitter bug with his wife. Gardening was a strong passion and he was known to have the ability to grow anything and everything! You could always find Melvin puttering around the yard trimming trees, pulling weeds or cutting the grass. At the end of the day he could be found taking a nap under his favorite tree in the back yard. Melvin loved attending Phillies games with his brother Russell and son Gavin. He enjoyed bowling at Hamilton lanes on a team with wife Patsy and brother Russell.  He loved his family gathering either in Mercerville with his brother Wallace's family of 5 children and wife Sylvia or traveling to the Adirondack mountains to visit his daughter Kim's family and help on farm with Emma's horses. Melvin was a good daddy and loved his family and many dogs and cats throughout the years.

Funeral Services will be held 1 pm Saturday, January 20th at the Peppler Funeral Home, 122 Crosswicks St, Bordentown, NJ. Family and friends may call on the family from 11 am until time of service. Entombment will follow in Princeton Memorial Park, Robbinsville, NJ.