Mr. Robert Jenkins, 88, of Santee, passed away at his residence on September 26, 2018.

Robert "Snook" Jenkins was born on October 26, 1929, in Vance, South Carolina, and departed this life on Wednesday September 26, 2018, at home surrounded by his wife and daughter. He was the fourth child of the late George and Sarah Jenkins. Both of his parents, three sisters, Mary Lee Fuller, Elease Mitchell, Lucille Shaw, three brothers, George Jenkins Jr., Johnny L. Jenkins and one daughter, Rosalind Allen, preceded him in death.

He attended Bull School in Vance, South Carolina. At an early age Mr. Jenkins accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and joined the Live Oak AME Church.

Mr. Jenkins spent two years in the U.S Army where he was honorably discharged. In 1957, he relocated to, New York where he joined the group Mighty Eternal Five, he sang with the group for thirty years. He was an Entrepreneur of a Variety Store, Fish & Chips and a Dry Cleaner.

In 1999 Mr. Jenkins returned home and reconnected himself with the Live Oak AME Church, where he joined the Male Chorus, and later became the President.  He served faithfully until his health failed. Mr. Jenkins was a member of the Mighty Sunrise Gospel Singers of Vance, South Carolina. He later formed his own group The Voices of Thunder, he sang until his health failed.

In 2000 he was joined in Holy Matrimony to Rosa Lee Regan. Surviving to cherish his memories are his loving wife of eighteen years, their nine children, Crystal Footman of the home, Gale Terry (Jerry), Cynthia Bryant (Albert), Robert Jenkins (Savarin) all of New York, Mae Randolph (Olin), Jimmy Anderson of Holly Hill, SC, Myra Durden of Boston, Keith Miles (Tearra), of Florida, Janice Bell (James) of Lumberton, NC; One sister Rudean Clark (John) of Santee, three sisters-in-law Dorothy Jenkins of New York, Doris Vanderhall of North Carolina, Mary Alexander(Nathaniel) of New Jersey, one brother-in-law Roosevelt Mitchell of Manning, SC; twenty-two grandchildren, 10 great grand children, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral services for Mr. Jenkins will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, September 30, 2018, at Live Oak AME Church, 9843 Old Number Six Hwy, Vance, SC, with Rev. Fedrick Wilson, Pastor officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation is scheduled on Saturday, September 29, 2018, from 3 to 7 PM, at Williams Funeral Home of Elloree.

Friends may call at the residence from 3:00 to 9:00 PM on Saturday, and at the funeral home.