He is survived by his sisters: Shirley Jenkins, Josephine Moore, Betty Brooks (John), Dorothy Mullins (Robert), and Wanda Sudduth (Maurice) all of Starkville, MS.; his brothers: Charlie Jenkins (Milena) of Chicago, IL and Mark Jenkins of Starkville, MS; and a host of nieces, nephews, aunties, uncles, and other relatives and friends who loved him dearly.