Craig Young Jenkins

Craig Young Jenkins, 68, of Pembroke passed away on November 10, 2025, at Well Star Medical College of Georgia in Augusta,. He was born on October 20, 1957, in Savannah. Craig Lived most of his life in Stilson, Ga with his late wife Linda Carol Pope Jenkins until she passed away in 2007. Craig then moved to Pembroke with his sister where he has lived for the past 17 years. He was a carpenter by trade and in his spare time he enjoyed being outside, spending time with his family. His love for carpentry spilled into his personal life where he often worked on his own personal projects or assisted family and friends with theirs. Craig was a lover of fishing and Nascar. If there was a Nascar race being broadcast, you could bet he would be watching. He was of the Baptist faith and is preceded in death by his parents, George Samuel Jenkins Sr. and Maggie Bell Hall Jenkins; son, Michael Helmley; siblings, Johnny Jenkins, Jimmy Jenkins, Randall Jenkins, David Jenkins, Douglas Jenkins, and Bobby Jean Eggert; brother-in-law, Carl Hohnerlein; niece, Heather Hohnerlein; and a nephew Ronnie Lanier.

He is survived by:

Sons, Clay Jenkins and his wife Maddy of Clearwater, Florida

Chris Jenkins and his fiancé Jess of Thunderbolt, Georgia

Siblings, Martha Hohnerlein of South Carolina

Dartha Houston and her husband Jurgen of Pembroke, Georgia

George Jenkins and his wife Nona of Savannah, Georgia

Jesse May Hammock of Biloxi, Mississippi

Sisters-in-law, Shelia Jenkins of Reidsville, Georgia

Patricia Jenkins of Savannah, Georgia

Three grandchildren, Malachi, Walker and Presley; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive.

Visitation will begin at 11:00 am, Friday, November 14, 2025 at Brannen Family Funeral Services. Funeral Services will be held 12:00 noon, Friday November 14, 2025 at the chapel of Brannen Family Funeral Services. Burial will follow in Lower Black Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.

Care and Services are entrusted to Brannen Family Funeral Services, Glennville, Georgia. "Our Family Serving Your Family."