Dollie Jean Baldwin

On Saturday, October 25, 2025, Dollie Jean Jenkins Baldwin went home to be with Jesus. She was born on September 5, 1936, to the late Hiram and Rebecca Wallen Jenkins. Her birthplace was a small town in Southwest VA called Pocket which is now known as Pennington Gap in Lee County, VA.

Dollie moved to Natural Tunnel, VA with her parents at the age of four. She lived there with her parents until she and her husband Bruce Baldwin moved in next door to her parents. Natural Tunnel was their home from then on.

She loved to tell stories about working at the Natural Tunnel Gift Shop. She would recite the story her mother often shared about Indian lovers who leapt from Lovers Leap.

Dollie was the youngest of eight siblings. She was the mother of four David, Donnie, Steven, and Elizabeth.

Over the years as well as being a mother, sister, daughter, and wife she helped run a tv repair shop, appliance repair shop, and a gun shop with her husband Bruce. They were married for sixty years until his death in July of 2017. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by her son, David Baldwin; daughter, Elizabeth Burns; granddaughter, Rachel Baldwin; infant grandson, Timothy Baldwin; two infant brothers, Clyde and Holly Jenkins; brothers, Charlie and Kyle Jenkins; sisters, Rosa Lee Gross, Nannie Kate Tipton, and Della Mae Tate.

Survivors include her sons, Donnie Baldwin and wife Lillian and Anthony Steven Baldwin and wife Donna; grandchildren, Andrea, Jason (Annie), Dellia, and Becca (Matt); 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great granddaughter; son-in-law, Ronnie Burns; special friend Mary Etta Light; along with a host of friends and extended family.

The family will receive friends from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at Scott County Funeral Home. A funeral service will follow with Pastor Johnny Duncan officiating. Music will be provided by the Kaylor’s Chapel Quartet.

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A graveside service will be conducted at 1pm on Friday, October 31, 2025, at Holston View Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Christopher Baldwin, Jason Baldwin, Matt Oliver, Ronnie Burns, Donnie Baldwin, and Steven Baldwin. Those wishing to attend are asked to meet at the funeral home by 12:25pm to go in procession to the cemetery.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dellia King, Teresa Rhoton, Patsy Herron, and LaDonna Hammond for their loving care.

Carter-Trent/ Scott County Funeral Home is serving the Baldwin family.