Gary D. Jenkins

Gary D. Jenkins, 49, of Beebe, Ark., went to be with the Lord on Feb. 15, 2013. He was born Nov. 2, 1963, to Charles and Violen Jenkins in Forrest City, Ark. Gary worked as a structure mechanic at Falcon Jet for 29 years. He was a member of Greenwood Missionary Baptist Church. He was studying at The Missionary Baptist Seminary. He is survived by his parents, Charles and Violen Jenkins of Cabot; wife, Kim Jenkins of Beebe; son, Benjamin Jenkins (Heather) of Beebe; daughter, Katie Jenkins (fiancée, Justin Nellis); granddaughters, Lanni, Jenna, and Kayli; sister, Shelley (Allen) Cloud of Piedmont, Okla.; nieces, Tiffany and Hayley; in-laws, Gene and Ann Jameson of Marshfield, Mo.; in-laws, Dallas and Mary Bunker of Cabot; as well as a host of other family and friends. He was preceded in death by his infant son, Nathan Blaine Jenkins, and his grandparents. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at Westbrook Funeral Home, with burial in Sylvania Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Baptist Health Hospice, 11900 Col. Glenn Rd, Suite 2000, Little Rock, Ark. Arrangements by Westbrook, a Smith Family Funeral Home. www.SmithFamilyCares.com.