Mrs. Wilkes, 78, died Friday afternoon in a Florence hospital after a long illness. She was born in Florence County, a daughter of the late Pleasant and Isabelle Lee Mathews. She attended Beulah Free Will Baptist Church of the Pentecostal Faith.
Surviving are five daughters, Miss Rosia Wilkes of Scranton, Mrs. Mildred Lee of Florence, Mrs. Katheleen McKenzie of Fayetteville, N.C., Mrs. Virginia Cook of Winter Park, Fla., and Mrs. Madgalene Smith of Coward; seven sons, the Rev. Leland Wilkes of Lake City, Ralley Wilkes, Freeland Wilkes, and James Wilkes all of Scranton, Ernest Wilkes of Shippingburg, Pa., William Wilkes of Olanta and Adam Wilkes of Florence; a brother, Daniel Matthews of Scranton; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Coward of Scranton and Mrs. Martha Miles of Coward; 42 grandchildren; 12 great-grantchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Published in the Florence Morning News on January 12, 1975.
Mrs. Wilkes, 78, died Friday afternoon in a Florence hospital after a long illness. She was born in Florence County, a daughter of the late Pleasant and Isabelle Lee Mathews. She attended Beulah Free Will Baptist Church of the Pentecostal Faith.
Surviving are five daughters, Miss Rosia Wilkes of Scranton, Mrs. Mildred Lee of Florence, Mrs. Katheleen McKenzie of Fayetteville, N.C., Mrs. Virginia Cook of Winter Park, Fla., and Mrs. Madgalene Smith of Coward; seven sons, the Rev. Leland Wilkes of Lake City, Ralley Wilkes, Freeland Wilkes, and James Wilkes all of Scranton, Ernest Wilkes of Shippingburg, Pa., William Wilkes of Olanta and Adam Wilkes of Florence; a brother, Daniel Matthews of Scranton; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Coward of Scranton and Mrs. Martha Miles of Coward; 42 grandchildren; 12 great-grantchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Published in the Florence Morning News on January 12, 1975.
Family Members
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Rev Leland Wilkes
1916–1988
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Rosia Wilkes
1918–1992
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Freeland Wilkes
1920–1984
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Ernest Wilkes
1922–2003
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Mildred Elizabeth Wilkes Bray
1924–2004
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James Wilkes
1926–2012
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Adam J Wilkes
1928–1987
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Myers Ralley Wilkes Sr
1930–1992
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Kathleen Wilkes McKenzie
1932–1994
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Virginia Wilkes Cook
1934–2008
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Sam William Wilkes Jr
1937–2002
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