Jenkins, Richard Private services for Richard Jenkins, 62, of Gladewater, were held under the direction of Welch Funeral Home. Mr. Jenkins died August 14, 2006, at a local medical center. Born August 10, 1944, in Louisville, Ky., he was a U.S. Air Force veteran and an auto mechanic. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Jenkins; sons, George Douglas Lawson and David Lawson; and daughters including, Diane Dangel and Gayle Simper. An online registry may be signed at www.news-journal.com, by clicking on the obituaries link. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 8/17/2006.