Galivants Ferry-

Ruth C. Jenerette, 89, passed away peacefully and with her family by her side at her home on Saturday, April 5, 2014. She was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late Forest Pembroke and Alma Avanna Elvington Cooke. A devoted wife and mother, she could always be found by her late husbands side on the farm or caring for her family. She had an unwavering faith in God and was the oldest living member of Gethsemane Baptist Church.

Mrs. Jenerette was predeceased, in addition to her parents, by her husband, Donald Jenerette.

She is survived by two daughters, Linda (Wayne) Thompkins of Galivants Ferry, who was not only a daughter, but her friend and loving caregiver and Delores (Steven) Parrish of Enid, Oklahoma; two granddaughters, Amy (Mark) Burroughs, who Mrs. Ruth helped raise and thought of as her own, and her children, Price and Lane and Jenny (Jon) Merck and her children, Justin, Sarah, and Kevin; two step-great-grandchildren, Blake and Savanna; a very special niece, Joyce Ann Singletary of Pinehurst, N.C., and Amys father, Larry O. Sawyer of Nichols.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Monday, April 7, 2014 at Meares Funeral Home in Mullins. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at Gethsemane Baptist Church with Reverend Gordon Graham and Reverend Marty Cox officiating. Burial will follow at Rehobeth United Methodist Church Annex Cemetery in Galivants Ferry.

Memorials may be made to Gethsemane Baptist Church, 4461 Nichols Highway, Galivants Ferry, S.C. 29544.

A message of condolence for the family may be left at mearesfh.com.