Martha Jenkins Kesler, passed away on June 18, 2026, at Magnolia Village in Bowling Green, Ky., after a brief illness. She was born in said city on July 24, 1930, to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Graham Jenkins (Helen Green) during the hottest summer on record in the state. Four days after her birth, Bowling Green and the state logged the all-time record high that still stands. The family (which now included Leslie, Jr. “Sonny”, 1935-1999) moved to Leitchfield, KY, in 1940 as Mr. Jenkins advanced in..