Joseph Jenkins

On Monday, October 14, 2024, Joseph peacefully transitioned from this world to eternal rest at the Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, NY. Joseph Jenkins, was born on June 27, 1947 to the late Joseph Jenkins Sr. and Gladys Jenkins Ingram (Shelton) in North Tarrytown, New York. The oldest of seven children, Joseph grew up in the Tarrytowns and was educated in the Public School System of the Tarrytowns. Joseph voluntarily enrolled in the United States Air Force when he was 17 years old and served honorably for 4 years. He spent most of his career as a freight truck driver travelling throughout the United States and he was also a truck driver for Briarcliff Sanitation Department for a short time. Joseph was employed for 8 years by LJC Services, LLC, (owned by his cousin Jerome) as a driver/mailman for Scarborough Manor residents and airport transportation before his health started to decline. Known to his family and close friends for his love of music, especially jazz, Joseph spent many years as the lead vocalist in many singing groups. His love of jazz was so great, Joseph vacationed on jazz cruises yearly. He also had a love for reading, writing, a quick game of pool with friends and his sister Donalle, shopping for clothes, attending street fairs in NYC and working out to keep his physique in tip top shape. Joseph loved spending time with his family and was known as the “protector” by his siblings when they were very young. He would spend hours just talking to his mother on his visits to see her. Joseph also had a very close relationship with his late Uncle Bobby, who was not only his uncle, but one of his best friends. Joseph had a philosophical nature that would “wow” those close to him. He was a great person to talk to, a deep thinker and had the gift of helping others to explore new ideas and make life changing decisions calmly and without extreme stress. Joseph was predeceased by his father, the late Joseph Jenkins Sr, his mother, the late Gladys Jenkins Ingram (Shelton), whom he absolutely loved and adored and sister Evangeline “Vangie” Bynum. Joseph leaves to cherish his memory, his children, Joseph Jenkins, Jr. (Shannon), Trent Jenkins (Sharon), Kionne Jenkins, Patia Thornton and Julian Jenkins; grandchildren Khemet, Miles, Leena, Shaari, Tresha and Brice, great-granchildren, Gideon and Amaya, sisters Linda Blalock (James-deceased), Donalle Effort and Darcel Moss (Larry), brothers, Earl Jenkins and Vance Jenkins, aunt Dorothy Hines (Howard), bonus brother Everett Oliphant, younger cousin and bonus brother, Jerome Johnson, a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins and close friends. A Memorial will take place at Dwyer & Michael's Funeral Home in Tarrytown, Saturday, November 9, 2024, from 11am-2pm. Chapel service starts at 12pm.

Joseph Jenkins

June 27, 1947 - October 14, 2024