He was born Aug. 6, 1944, in Warren, to Raymond and Mary Francis Jenkins.
He graduated from Warren G. Harding (Senior) High School in 1962. He worked as a young man in the steel industry during the 1960s and later worked as a construction laborer.
Wendall was a devoted husband and father. He was married to his one true love, Sandra Lyons, for 59 years and she survives.
He is also survived by his children, William (Troy) Brady of Columbus, Derrick Jenkins of Lawton, Okla., Monica Jenkins of Washington, D.C. and Cassandra Lewis of Fountain, Colo.; his nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, whom he loved dearly; his sister, Barbara Jean Stroud of Warren; and an assortment of nieces, nephews and cousins.
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