On the morning of Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, Nellie Sue Jenkins Aldredge, 84, of the Glenwood Community, passed away at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
She was born in Haywood County on July 22, 1941, to the late Dewey Crawford Jenkins and Lena Burr Messer Jenkins.
Nellie retired from Baxter Healthcare. A longtime member of Glenwood Baptist Church, she loved the Lord and attending worship services. At the time of her passing, she was the oldest member of the church. Nellie was a wonderful cook who enjoyed reading, visiting yard sales, and working with her flowers. A wonderful wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother, she will be deeply missed by her family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Terri Aldredge Seitz, and her husband, Ralph; one sister, Selma Jenkins Smith; and five brothers, Max Gene Jenkins, Nick Jenkins, DC Jenkins, Bill Jenkins, and Eugene Jenkins.
She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Donald Edward Aldredge; two daughters, Donetta Aldredge (Travis) and Sue Hicks; one granddaughter, Terosha Seitz; one great-granddaughter, Kayleigh Floyd; and two sisters, Genevieve Jenkins Grogan and Elizabeth Jenkins Adelman.
The family received friends on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, from 2-4:00 p.m. at Beam Funeral Service.
A funeral service was held Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Glenwood Baptist Church with the Revs. Jim Brewer and Dennis Love officiating. Burial followed in Glenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are encouraged to Glenwood Baptist Church for the Youth.
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