Elden Smith Jenks passed away March 4, 2012 surrounded by loving family members at Pioneer Valley Lodge in North Logan, Utah at the age of 93. Born in Pauline, Idaho November 17, 1918 to Joseph Alfred Jenks and Meda Smith Jenks, he was the second of five children. He married his sweetheart Glenna Orton Jenks on June 11, 1943 in the Salt Lake City Temple and enjoyed 68 years together. He served in the Army from 1942 to 1945 and then began farming in Heyburn, Idaho in 1945, after completing his service in the military. He raised sugar beets, potatoes, and milked dairy cows. In 1954, Elden and Glenna moved their family of 4 children to Mesa, Washington. He started farming with the little bit of money from the sale of the farm in Idaho. Thanks to the Bureau of Reclamation he drew Block 12 Unit 67. They leveled the land, built a house, and added four more children to their family. They raised sugar beets, asparagus, apples, grains, beef cattle and operated a dairy farm. He lived in Basin City until August of 2011 and enjoyed many years of farming. Elden and his loving wife, Glenna, served a Family History Mission to Salt Lake City in 1995. Elden is survived by his wife Glenna, daughter-in-law Mary Jenks Nickle Monty of Glendale, Arizona, son Duane Eleanor Jenks of Moses Lake, daughter Jeannine Robert Woodward of Elkland, Missouri, son Vard Verdene Jenks, Basin City, son Kevin Rhonda Jenks Basin City, daughter Julia Kelly Harmon of North Logan, Utah, son Jay Lori Jenks of Hyde Park, Utah, son Darin Laurie Jenks of Ogden Utah, One Sister Gwen McCombs of Rupert, Idaho, sister in law Nona Jenks of Burley, Idaho, 45 grand children, 79 great grand children and 2 great great grand children. He was preceded in death by his son John Jenks, grand daughter Kristi Jenks, great grand daughter Cassidy Jenks, brothers, Eugene and Orvin Jenks and sister, Annie Johnson and parents, Joseph and Meda Jenks. Funeral services will be held at 11.00 on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Basin City LDS Church. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 9, 2012 at Mueller's Greenlee Funeral Home in Pasco and from 10:00 to 10:45 Saturday at the church prior to the service.