WILLIE C. JENKINS

Dec. 17, 1949 - Nov. 15, 2008
SOUTH BEND - Willie Charles Jenkins, 58, loving son, father, grandfather, brother and uncle of West LaSalle Avenue in South Bend, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at Burnham Health Care in Burnham, Illinois. Mr. Jenkins was born on December 17, 1949, in Cleveland, Mississippi, to the union of the late Henry Sr. and Gracie (Reid) Jenkins. He moved from Cleveland, Mississippi, to South Bend in 1953.

Mr. Jenkins graduated from Central High School and was an interior decorator.

He leaves to cherish his memory his mother, Gracie Jenkins of South Bend; five daughters, Rosetta Jenkins, Aisha Jenkins, Makisha (and her husband, Terry) Johnson, Shenna (and her husband, Joseph) Walker, all of South Bend, and Rhonda Jenkins of Indianapolis, Indiana; one son, De'Angelo Jenkins of South Bend; two brothers, T. Floyd (and his wife, Della) Jenkins and Carl Jenkins; three sisters, Grace (and her husband, Richard) Broadway and Valarie Jenkins, all of South Bend, and Colette (and her husband, Darryl) Parker of Warren, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; along with a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Along with his father, Henry Jenkins Sr., one brother, Henry Jenkins Jr., also preceded him in death. Mr. Jenkins will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Funeral services for Mr. Willie Jenkins will be held on Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, in Alford's Mortuary, with burial following at Highland Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to services in the chapel. Arrangements have been entrusted to Alford's Mortuary, where bereavement messages may be e-mailed to alfordsmortuary.net, c/o the Jenkins family.

Published by South Bend Tribune on Nov. 20, 2008.

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