Age 95, Luray, Va.
Martha Elizabeth Jenkins Fox, 95, of Luray, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
She was born on July 5, 1930, in Page County and was a daughter of the late Charles Franklin Jenkins and Viola Virginia Alger Jenkins.
Martha had worked at the Luray Textile plant for 30 years. She was a member of the Morning Star Lutheran Church in Luray.
On February 4, 1950, she married Julian Fox, who survives.
In addition to her husband, Martha is survived by two daughters, Karen Beckler and husband Timothy, and Donna Catron and husband Len, all of Luray; six grandchildren, Mike Catron (Emily), Richard Catron (Jennifer), Kelly Zimbro (Kevin), Ben Vile, Andrew Vile (Haley), and Samantha Ledbetter (Steve); and eight great-grandchildren, Tyler, Brad, Chloe, Cooper, Claire, Cora, Wyatt and Logan.
She was preceded in death by four sisters, Lorene Wilson, Flossie Bailey, Ada Moyer and Pearl Thompson; and two brothers, Robert Lee Jenkins and Leo Jenkins.
A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 1, at the Morning Star Lutheran Church by the Rev. Jeffrey D. Marble, with visitation one hour prior to the service, from 10 to 11 a.m. Burial will be in the Morning Star Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Morning Star Lutheran Church or to Blue Ridge Hospice.
Arrangements are being handled by the Bradley Funeral Home in Luray, Va.
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