Graveside services for Edwin Joe Jenkins, 75, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Forest Park East. Visitation with the family will be held at 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home located at 2500 Southside Dr. Shreveport, LA.
Edwin was born on August 18, 1942 in Minden, LA. He went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 13, 2017. He graduated from Byrd High School and from then attended Marion Military Institute and LSU. Eddie graduated from SMU School of Banking. He worked for several years at Pioneer Bank and Trust. After that he became the proprietor of the Cub Lounge and held several oil and gas interests. He held life time memberships in Ducks Unlimited and Quail Unlimited. Eddie enjoyed the outdoors and had many fond memories with friends at The Big Lake Duck Club, Agua Nueva and The J Ranch in Coleman, Texas.
Edwin was preceded his in death by his parents, Doris Toms Jenkins and Stewart Robson Jenkins. Left to cherish his memories are his son, Edwin Robson Jenkins and wife Heather Berthelot Jenkins; grandchildren, Camille Jenkins Glotz and Edwin Robson Jenkins, Jr.
Honoring him as pallbearers will be Edwin Robson Jenkins, Jr., Richard H. Wilcox, Roger Wilbanks, Allen Murphy, Tuck Ingersoll, Tobin Grigsby, Stewart Madison, D.R. Smith and Kevin Briley.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Eddie's honor may be made to Ducks Unlimited or St. Jude's Children's Hospital.