Our Story

A Legacy of Compassionate Care in Morgantown

We have been serving our area community for many years. We’re thankful to be an important part of this community and will continue our longstanding legacy of helping families honor their loved ones.

Morgantown can trace its present day funeral homes back in the first half of the century. The best known among the operators were Fred Dering, Virgil Brown, Charles Jenkins, H.A. and George Davidson. Virgil Brown, of Jenkins and Brown, died December 14, 1938 and the Jenkins and Brown establishment, then located at 144 Pleasant Street continued to be operated by the surviving partner, Charles E. Jenkins. In 1942 he moved the funeral home into a newly constructed building on Fairmont Rd. Westover, calling his establishment the Charles E. Jenkins Funeral Home. In 1945 he associated with his son-in-law William B. McCulla II, and it became Jenkins and McCulla Funeral Home. Jenkins died in December of 1945 and McCulla in February 1954. The mortuary was then operated as the Charles E. Jenkins Memorial Funeral Home, Virgil Allamong, director. This arrangement continued until May 1956 when the establishment was leased by Allamong and Carl B. Williams, and operated as Allamong and Williams Funeral Home until June of 1967 when Allamong died. Thereafter it became the Williams Home for Funerals.

Fred L. Jenkins a cousin of Charles Jenkins, in 1941 took over the newly vacated building on Pleasant Street, formerly operated as Jenkins and Brown. At first he continued to operate the mortuary under the old name, then in 1947 moved to a new location at Foundry Street and changed the name to the Fred L. Jenkins Funeral Home. This name has remained the same although a variety of managements have come and gone. Carl Williams was director from 1950-56. Fred Jenkins died in 1953 and his widow Norma, continued to operate the establishment, with Charles Hoke later as director; she later married Mr. Hoke. In 1963, the funeral home was moved to South High Street. When the Hokes divorced, Norma continued the operation, with Thomas Gocke as director from 1971-76. Norma died in 1975 and T. Perry Sapp became administrator, continuing until his death in 1986.

After, Mr. Sapp's death, his widow, Mrs. Marjorie Sapp maintained ownership of the funeral home under the direction of her son-in-law Michael E. Dalton. In April of 2008 Mrs. Sapp passed away leaving the duties of operation to her three children, Loretta, Tom, and Susan.
Janna and Jared Jenkins, purchased the funeral home from the Sapp family in 2014 and have continued the commitment to excellence just as their predecessors had.