Jack Allen Wenker

Jack Allen Wenker, age 80, of Abingdon, Va., passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. 

He was born March 14, 1944, to the late Elmer “Bud” Wenker and Rose L. Weiterschan Wenker in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jack served in the United States Army Special Forces as a Green Beret during the Vietnam War. He obtained a degree in Civil Engineering and had a career as Supervisor of Hazardous Waste and Metal Recycling from G.E. Aircraft. Jack married Donna Wenker with whom he shared two children as a proud and loving father. He was a talented carpenter, building a home for his family. He was also active in church as a ministry leader, enjoyed singing and playing the guitar. Jack retired to the Tennessee Tri-Cities area roughly 15 years before his passing. He loved to compete and found a passion in the pickleball community, becoming an accomplished player and eventually winning State Championships. He maintained his independence and active lifestyle until the end.

Jack is survived by two children, Steven Wenker and wife, Brittany, of Goshen, Ohio and Niki Storey and husband, Lynn, of Dallas, Texas; three siblings: Jerry Wenker and wife, Mary, of Alabama; Jim Wenker and wife, Joyce, of Ohio; and Melody Wood of Florida; and six grandchildren, Kelsey, Kadence, Kambrie, and Paxton Wenker, as well as Truitt and Everly Storey.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. at New Harmony Methodist Church, 1445 New Harmony Shiloh Rd., Williamsburg, Ohio 45176, with Pastor Dale Campfield  officiating.