Mr. Charles "Charlie" Walker Jenkins Sr.

Charles Walker “Charlie” Jenkins, Sr., of Albany, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 5, 2015, at Willson Hospice House. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at 2:00PM., at First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Don Adams and the Rev. Don Kea will officiate. Interment will follow the service at Crown Hill Cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Charlie was born in Vienna, Georgia on September 5, 1922, to Joseph Harley and Belle Singletary Jenkins. He moved with his family to Milledgeville and attended high school and junior college at Georgia Military College, where his father was president. He then joined the United States Army and served for four years. He was a World War II veteran, having served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 531st Engineer Shore Regiment in the Normandy and Central Europe campaigns, receiving the Purple Heart. He retired from the Army Reserves as a lieutenant Colonel. After his tour of duty, he married Emily ‘E.K.” Baston and completed his accounting studies at the University on North Carolina. They later returned to Southwest Georgia, where he was a co-founding partner of Mauldin & Jenkins, CPAs. Upon his retirement from Mauldin & Jenkins at age 65, he established The Jenkins Group, a financial planning firm. He still visited the office almost every day, up until his final illness. During his career, he was a member and past president of the Georgia Society of CPAs and a member of the American Institute of CPAs. He was a charter member of Porterfield Memorial United Methodist Church, a current member of First United Methodist Church, past president of the Albany YMCA, a charter member and past president of Doublegate Country Club, past board member of Phoebe Foundation, past chairman of the board of directors of Deefield Windsor School, and a member of Kiwanis Club of Dougherty County. Charlie was preceded in death by his wife, “E.K.” Jenkins. He is survived by his daughter and sons, Kay W. Jenkins, of Charlottesville, VA, Chuck Jenkins (Christine) of Charleston, SC, Kelly Jenkins (Lori), of Albany, GA; four grandchildren, Chad Schwartz (Miloy) of Albany, GA, Addie Chapin (Doug) of Chattanooga, TN, Walker Jenkins and Luke Jenkins, of Albany, GA, and one great-granddaughter, Ariel Schwartz of Leesburg, GA. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial to Willson Hospice House, 320 Foundation Lane, Albany, GA 31707, Magnolia Manor Mattie H. Marshall Center, 2001 S. Lee St., Americus, GA 31709, or a charity of your choice.

Mr. Charles "Charlie" Walker Jenkins Sr.

September 5, 1922 - July 5, 2015