Mr. Ernest Grady Jenkins, Sr. was born on December 23rd, 1934, to Tom Grady Jenkins and Helen Allen Jackson in Miami, Florida. Ernest served honorably and proudly with the United States Air Force and was a veteran. He was an excellent dancer, loved to swim, drive his car, and watch basketball. His favorite desserts were pound cake and ice cream with pecans, his favorite foods were cheeseburgers with french fries. His childhood pet Nig was his favorite dog.

He was preceded in death by, father, Tom Grady Jenkins, mother, Helen Allen Jackson, wife, Daisy Jenkins, daughter, Sonia Franklin, nephew, Brian Wiley Sr., sister-in-law, Clara Lesesne, grandmother, Ruth Clark Allen, great grandmother, Lizzie B. Clark and great grandfather William Clark.

He leaves behind to cherish his memory; his son, Ernest Jenkins, Jr. (Denise); brother, Carl Lesesne; sisters, Klyde Epps (Charles) and Rita Wiley; son-in-law Reginald Franklin Sr; grandchildren, Adrian Jenkins, Sr. (Danielle), Lamont Walker, Reginald Franklin, Jr. (Angel), and Jemicia Franklin; great-granddaughters, Aniyah Jenkins and Camryn Franklin; great-grandsons, Adrian Jenkins Jr., Anthony Jenkins, Aaron Jenkins, Akhari Jenkins, Eljae Walker, Koletin Washington, Reginald Franklin III, Austin Franklin, and Jamir Franklin; great-great granddaughters Avianna Jenkins, Sunnyrae Jenkins; great-great grandson, Adrian Jenkins III; nieces, Shari Muir, Carlette Morrow, Brenda Derr McAllister and Sabrina Myers (Rick); nephews, Jeffrey Wilson, Scott Yule, Rodrick Wiley, Victor Wiley and Earnest Pinder III (Victoria); grand-nephew Brian Wiley, Jr.; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Service
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
6:00 PM
Aikens Funeral Home
2708 E Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa, FL 33610