Esther E. Jenkins, 83, died January 15, 2012 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born June 17, 1928 at rural Otis, Kansas, the daughter of Jesse Thomas and Amelia (Schlegel) Queen. She married Bill Franklin Jenkins November 25, 1945 at Hoisington, Kansas. He died June 19, 1983. A lifetime Barton County resident, Mrs. Jenkins worked in food preparation for USD 428 Central Kitchen and as a nurse aide. Mrs. Jenkins was a member of First United Methodist Church. She collected horse figurines and was proud of her bread baking abilities. Survivors include two sons: Jack Jenkins, Great Bend; and John Jenkins and his wife Sharon, Hoisington; one brother, James Queen, Great Bend; two sisters: Garnetta Blair and her husband Kenny, Great Bend; and Marjorie Adams, Great Bend; six grandchildren: Heather Reed, Jody Ramos, Alicia Jenkins, Michael Jenkins, Clyde Jenkins, and Andrew Jenkins; and fourteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one brother, Allen Queen; three grandsons, Jack Jenkins, Jr., Jeffrey Jenkins, and Jason Jenkins; and two great-grandchildren: Triston Jenkins and Brianna King. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home with the Reverend Dick Ogle officiating. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from noon to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 18, 2012 and from 9:00 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials are requested to Golden Belt Humane Society, in care of the funeral home.