Jenkins, Robert Eugene

Mr. Jenkins, 82, died November 20, 2010 at McLeod Hospice House. He was born September 19, 1928 in Clover, SC to the late Troy Leslie Jenkins and Ruby Howe Jenkins. Bob retired from Florence Darlington Technical College. He was a graduate of Belmont Abbey College and Appalachian State University, where he received his Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees in Education and Social Studies. He was very honored to be a member of the first class at Appalachian to receive Masters Degrees. Following graduation, he joined the United States Marine Corps and served as a Combat Infantry Officer in Korea. Bob worked for Akers Motor Lines and Mercury Motor Express prior to teaching. John F. Kennedy appointed him to the Executive Reserve which was headed by Robert S. McNamara to audit the Military Transport System. In 1978, he was a Fulbright Scholar, traveling to Taiwan. Mr. Jenkins is survived by his wife, June, daughters, Kim (Mark) Parker of Lincolnton, NC, and Lynne Gillespie of Gastonia, NC; son Robert E. Jenkins, Jr. of Oak island, NC; and step-son, Robert B. Davis of Florence, SC. Also surviving is his brother Charles L. (Thelma) Jenkins of Kings Mountain, NC; several nieces and nephews; and the mother of his children, Bobbie B. Jenkins of Oak Island, NC. A memorial service for Mr. Robert Eugene Jenkins, husband of June Davis Jenkins will be 2:00 pm Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Central United Methodist Church, Conducted by the Rev. Cynthia Taylor. Inurnment will follow in Central United Methodist Church Columbarium. The family will receive friends in the commons area following the service. Assisting the family is Cain Funeral Home of Florence, SC. Memorials may be made to McLeod Hospice House, PO Box 100551 Florence, Sc 29502 or Central United Methodist Church Pastors Discretionary Fund, 225 W. Cheves St. Florence, SC 29501.