Mr. Arthur Lee Jenkins

Arthur Lee Jenkins, 89, of Smiths Station, AL died at Piedmont Columbus, Midtown, Columbus, GA on Thursday, December 17, 2020.

Graveside Services, with Air Force Honors, will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in Lakeview Memory Gardens with Rev. Jim Grantham officiating according to Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL.

Mr. Jenkins was born August 28, 1931 in Phenix City, AL son of the late John Odell Jenkins and Levie Hill Jenkins.  He was a U. S. Air Force vet serving during the Korean War. Mr. Jenkins was a “jack of all trades”, being a history buff, teacher, sheriff deputy, and all-round fixer upper. He was a wealth of information and freely shared with those who wanted to learn. Mr. Jenkins was the first Public Safety Director for Smiths Station in 1964 and served with both the Opelika Police Department and the Lee County Sheriff’s Department.  He was also a 32nd Degree Mason of the Scottish Rite. Mr. Jenkins was a man who lived out his Christian faith daily and  this will continue to influence us and future generations.

Mr. Jenkins was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Marion G. Jenkins.

Survivors include mother of his children Sue Waters Jenkins;  his three children, Mike Jenkins, Angela Lynne Jenkins and James Greg Jenkins Sr. all of Smiths Station, AL; five grandchildren, Brandon Meeks, Cherie Straker, Amanda Nichelle Holland, James Jenkins Jr. and Delanie Michas; six great-grandchildren, Stephen Jerome ., Tynan Ledbetter, Cash Freese, Cayden Freese, Gabriel Murray and McKayla Meeks; other family members and friends survive.

At the family’s request, in lieu of flowers, please make donations toward Mr. Jenkins funeral cost. Donations will be greatly appreciated.

To sign the online guest register visit www.vancebrooksfuneralhome.net.