1 week Ago By Kris Hummer
BLUFFTON, S.C. (WSAV) -- Queenie Gadson Jenkins -- knows at the matriarch of Bluffton -- was added to the town's Wall of Honor Tuesday at the town council meeting.
According to a press release, the Wall of Honor committee members selected Queenie Gadson Jenkins for the honor because her life represents 'a person of Bluffton who made a difference in the daily life of others and helped create Bluffton's unique sense of place.'She assisted in the birth of countless children as a midwife, cared for many Bluffton families as a caregiver, raised seven children and served unforgettable hot meals as a beloved cook for Michael C. Riley School.
Born in 1905 to Susie Murray and Ben Gadson, Queenie was a cherished Gullah matriarch who touched many lives in her many roles. Her memory is honored through storytelling and cultural tributes. Her oral history was recorded by Bluffton author Fran Heyward Marscher in her 2005 book, “Remembering the Way It Was: At Hilton Head Island, Bluffton and Daufuskie.
”Queenie died July 25, 1990, at Hilton Head Hospital and is buried in Jaxville Cemetery located on Pinckney Colony Road in Bluffton..
