Bill Jenkins, 78, of Memphis, passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016. He was a member of Audubon Baptist Church, US Air Force veteran, former Lieutenant with the Memphis Fire Department and was retired from Performance Toyota. Bill was the widower of Mary Jenkins and is survived by a daughter, Candy McCullough; sons, Robert (Nickye) Jenkins of Mt. Juliet, TN and Mike (Connie) Jenkins of Memphis; six grandchildren, Brandon McCullough, Nikki Cummings, Collin Jenkins, Nick Ruskin, Melissa Rector and Liam Jenkins and eight great grandchildren. The family will receive friends this evening, Wednesday, July 20 from 6-8 p.m. at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 3700 N. Germantown Rd. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 21 at the funeral home with interment to follow in Memorial Gardens. Memorial gifts may be made to the American Diabetes Association or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.memphisfuneralhome.com