Services for Jenkins set for June 3

Services for Joe Jenkins, longtime Auburn Optimist Club member, friend and active community volunteer, will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 3 at the Holy Spirit Parish, located at 327 Second Ave. S. Kent.

Jenkins, 76, passed away on Memorial Day from an illness.

He worked on several club endeavors, including the Santa House committee, and represented the Optimists at the Good Ol’ Days Festival.

He was an advertising executive who ran his own company at one time.

Jenkins was a past president of the Covington Chamber of Commerce and Auburn Optimists, where he filled a variety of roles.

Following a Mass next Wednesday, there will be a reception at the church.

Donations can be made to the CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease) Foundation, P.O. Box 5312, Akron, Ohio, 44334, or the American Cancer Society.