Bobby Ray Jenkins, 70, departed this life on Friday, August 25, 2023, at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in Lake Charles, LA.  He was born August 5, 1953, to Vera Lee Jenkins in Lake Charles, LA.  He worked at Moss Regional Hospital as a laundry aide and was self-employed for several years.  He loved singing, playing piano and fellowshipping with people.  In 1974, he graduated from Southern University School for the blind in Baton Rouge, LA.  He was an ordained minister of Refuge Temple Ministries.

He leaves to cherish his memories his siblings, Alfred Jenkins of Lake Charles, LA, Margaret Smith (Wilbert) of Breaux Bridge, LA and Kelvin Robertson, Sr., of Lake Charles, LA; his nieces and nephews, Anthony Ray Jenkins, Kenneth Ray Jenkins, Annette Jenkins, Sonya Jenkins, Ray Anthony Jenkins, Sr., (Dianna), Rodney Jenkins, Christopher Jenkins, Geroy Jenkins, Brian DeVille, Keith Robertson, Joshua Robertson, Eric Robertson, Kelvin Robertson, Jr., (Promise), Dephine Bush (Jonas), Erica Franklin, (Carles), Valencia Goodwin, (Corey), Yolanda Robertson, Gerald Chavis, Dawan Wilfred, Dorcey Wilfred, Danny Wilfred, Darcus Wilfred, Daniel Wilfred and a host of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Vera Lee Jenkins; three sisters, Erma Jenkins, Pearly Robertson and Wanda Wilfred and one sister-in-law, Angela Robertson.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., and funeral service at 11:00 a.m., at Refuge Temple Ministries, Pastor David Benoit, officiating.  Burial will follow in Perkins Cemetery under the direction of King's Funeral Home.

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