Thursday, May 19, 2011 8:29 am

Mr. Earl Graham Jenkins, Jr., 58, of 117 Hilltop Drive, Cliffside, NC passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011. Services were held at Harrelson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Jenkins was preceded in death by his parents, Earl Graham Jenkins, Sr. and Sarah Margaret Smith Jenkins; and 1 sister, Pam Anton.

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Jo Anne Jenkins of the home; 3 daughters, Lisa Jenkins Perez and husband Agustin of Mooresboro, Stephanie Jenkins Simmons of Forest City, and Beth Jenkins and fiancé Jeremy Lad Horne of Lattimore; one son, Earl Graham Jenkins III of Cowpens, SC; 1 sister, Stephanie Holland and husband Doug of Forest City; 8 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Harrelson Funeral Home, Caroleen, NC is serving the family.