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Wayne Jenkins
March 15, 1946--January 11, 2021
Charles Wayne Jenkins, Sr., 74, of Salem, AL passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital due to Covid-19 Pneumonia. A funeral service will be held at Vance Brooks Funeral Home, 4048 Macon Road, Columbus, GA on Friday, January 15, 2021 beginning at 2:00 pm with Rev. Charles Graddick officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A private interment will be held at Parkhill Cemetery.
Wayne was born on March 15, 1946 in Columbus, GA to the late Edmond Horace Jenkins and Ethel Johns Jenkins Denson Nix. He was employed with Harvey Lumber Company where he worked as a supervisor, retiring after 35 years of dedicated and successful service. He was also a Reserved Deputy for the Russell County Sheriff’s Department and a member of the FOP Marcus Bruce Lee Lodge 14 in Phenix City. Wayne will always be remembered as a good man who went out of his way to help others. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, as well as those he attended church with at Philadelphia Baptist Church. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Other than his parents, Wayne is preceded in death by his loving and devoted wife of 52 years, Sandra Kay Jenkins.
Survivors include his son, Charles W. Jenkins, Jr. of Phenix City, AL; sister, Ann Jenkins of Columbus, GA; brothers, Horace Jenkins (Shirley) of Columbus, GA and Joe Denson (Suzan) of Midland, GA; grandchildren, Owen Neal Jenkins and Elijah Dylan Jenkins; special friend, Maryann Werner; daughter-in-law, Amanda Jenkins; and several nieces and nephews.
Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to FOP Lodge 14, P.O. Box 6535, Phenix City, AL 36869 or Highland Community Church, P.O. Box 8781, Columbus, GA 31908.
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Jack Reagan (1965)
I remember Wayne from our days at Eastway Elementary School to our days at Baker High School. Waynewas always a fun loving guy and good friend. He loved being a volunteer fireman with the Muscogee County Volunteer Fire Dept. Prayers for his family during this time of great lost. May he rest in peace in the hands of our Lord.
Jennette Chase-Wilson (1965)
I met Wayne at Eastway Elementary School in 1957. He was quite the character. I have enjoyed 'talking' with him in messenger and seeing his pictures on FB . RIP, old friend. God has need of you now.
Carol Woods (Almond) (1965)
Carolyn Louise Wright (Mitchell) (1965)
Am praying for his family and friends
Samuel Jeffry Jelks (1970)
he was a great guy. So glad I was able to be friends with him
Jeanne Penny (Sewell) (1965)
Wayne was a childhood friend from when we attended school at Eastway Elementary. He was always very kind and nice. My heart goes out to his family and Maryann. He will be missed by so many of us.
Sandy Loper (Henson) (1965)
I did not know our Wayne as a young man, but I know this....Wayne was a gift from God to those who knew and loved him. He will be remembered for his wonderfully contagious laugh, his sincere dedication to loved ones, his kindness, his gentle nature, and his inspiring prayers. His memory will be with me as long as I live.
Rebecca Elliott (Johnson) (1965)
I knew Wayne most of my life. His uncle was married to my sister and I visited his family on many occasions. I loved eating at his home, his mother was a wonderful cook. Wayne was a good person. I send my deepest sympathy to his family. Having lost my brother in November, I understand your pain.