Delores Jenkins Garrison

Delores J. Garrison, 84, wife of the late John Wayne Garrison and a resident of Hampton, VA, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, VA.

She is survived by her most precious son, John Wayne Garrison II (Johnny) of Hampton, VA; brother, Ralph Jenkins; sister Mary Ellen Belote and her husband, Ted; two nephews and two great nephews, all of Harborton, VA. In addition to her loving husband of 59 years, she was predeceased by her parents, William T. Jenkins and Nettie P. Jenkins; maternal grandparents, Henry L. Parks and Berlie Parks; and paternal grandparents, Robert J. Jenkins and Florida E. Jenkins, all of Harborton.

Delores worked in the administrative medical field for 43 years and was an Accredited Record Technician and Certified Medical Staff Coordinator and a member of Bethany Global Methodist Church in Hampton. She would tell you that the greatest accomplishment of her life was the birth of her most precious son, Johnny.

A graveside service will be held Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 10:00 AM at Fairview Lawn Cemetery with Pastor Barbara Parker and Reverend Mary Sullivan-Trent officiating. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Kentucky United Methodist Children’s Homes PO Box 930, Nicholasville, KY 40340

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements made by Doughty Funeral Home in Exmore, Virginia.