Ms. Gwendolyn Gail Jakes departed this life August 11, 2010 at Covenant Healthcare-Cooper. Age 48 years. She was born August 16, 1961 in Poplar Grove, Arkansas to Odessa Sims and Percy Jakes.
Gwendolyn was a member of Jacobs Ladder Ministries. She enjoyed having fun with her family, dancing and speaking her mind.
She leaves to cherish her memory one daughter and three sons, Mahogany, Larry, Derrick and Montell Jakes, all of Saginaw, MI; three grandchildren, Jayvon Clark, Deshonna Sharp and Marquell Jones; thirteen sisters, Brenda Sims, Wondolyn Martin, Saginaw, MI, Linda (Jeff) Patterson, West Helena, AK, Sonya Turner, Flint, MI, Toni (Charles) Peterson, Ohio, Betty Ruth Puff, Jessie Jakes (Bee) , Mary Jackson, Minnie Williams, Emma Mitts, Jeanette (Sam)
Sidney, Luethel (Leonard ) Seawood, Shirl Johnson, all of West Helena, AK; five brothers, Harry (Dororthy) Sims, Saginaw, MI, Percy Jakes Jr., Ertis (Marilyn) Jakes, Excel Brown Jakes, Lay Knoxs, West Helena, AK. Gwendolyn will be missed by many other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends including special aunt, Catherine and uncle, James Young.
Gwendolyn was preceded in death by parents, Odessa Sims and Percy Jakes; five brothers, Larry Sims, Belford
Williams, Cornelius Jakes, Nathaniel Jakes (Bill) , Joel Jakes; nephews, Derrick Turner, Zedrick Sims, Antwan Jones and Corey Nash.
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