Carl Vincent Wilkes, age 86, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at the McLeod Hospice House. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 on Sunday, October 9 in Lamar United Methodist Church with burial following in Lamar Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home, Lamar Chapel.
Born January 5, 1925 in Wedgefield, SC, he was a son of the late Carl V. and Agnes Wheeler Wilkes, Sr. Carl served his country in the United States Air Force and then attended Clemson University. He then worked as an installer for Western Electric for 32 years. Mr. Wilkes was a member of Lamar United Methodist Church and will be remembered as a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was an avid Clemson fan.
Surviving are his wife, Callie Rogers Wilkes, a son, Victor G. Wilkes of Edgefield, a daughter-in-law, Bonnie Wilkes of Lamar, grandchildren: David (Jennifer) Cribb, Shawn (Ashlee) Wilkes, Gene (Kellie) Wilkes, James Wilkes and Crystal (Chance) Chapman; great-grandchildren: Megan, David, Emy, Michael, Marleigh, Bella and Abbie.
He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Wilkes and sisters, Mary W. Moore and Dorcas W. Batten.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 Saturday evening at Belk Funeral Home, LAMAR.
Memorials may be made to McLeod Hospice House, Po Box 100551, Florence, SC 29502-0551 or Lamar UMC, PO Box 555, Lamar, SC 29069.
Published in Morning News on October 8, 2011
Born January 5, 1925 in Wedgefield, SC, he was a son of the late Carl V. and Agnes Wheeler Wilkes, Sr. Carl served his country in the United States Air Force and then attended Clemson University. He then worked as an installer for Western Electric for 32 years. Mr. Wilkes was a member of Lamar United Methodist Church and will be remembered as a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was an avid Clemson fan.
Surviving are his wife, Callie Rogers Wilkes, a son, Victor G. Wilkes of Edgefield, a daughter-in-law, Bonnie Wilkes of Lamar, grandchildren: David (Jennifer) Cribb, Shawn (Ashlee) Wilkes, Gene (Kellie) Wilkes, James Wilkes and Crystal (Chance) Chapman; great-grandchildren: Megan, David, Emy, Michael, Marleigh, Bella and Abbie.
He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Wilkes and sisters, Mary W. Moore and Dorcas W. Batten.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 Saturday evening at Belk Funeral Home, LAMAR.
Memorials may be made to McLeod Hospice House, Po Box 100551, Florence, SC 29502-0551 or Lamar UMC, PO Box 555, Lamar, SC 29069.
Published in Morning News on October 8, 2011
Carl Vincent Wilkes, age 86, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at the McLeod Hospice House. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 on Sunday, October 9 in Lamar United Methodist Church with burial following in Lamar Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home, Lamar Chapel.
Born January 5, 1925 in Wedgefield, SC, he was a son of the late Carl V. and Agnes Wheeler Wilkes, Sr. Carl served his country in the United States Air Force and then attended Clemson University. He then worked as an installer for Western Electric for 32 years. Mr. Wilkes was a member of Lamar United Methodist Church and will be remembered as a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was an avid Clemson fan.
Surviving are his wife, Callie Rogers Wilkes, a son, Victor G. Wilkes of Edgefield, a daughter-in-law, Bonnie Wilkes of Lamar, grandchildren: David (Jennifer) Cribb, Shawn (Ashlee) Wilkes, Gene (Kellie) Wilkes, James Wilkes and Crystal (Chance) Chapman; great-grandchildren: Megan, David, Emy, Michael, Marleigh, Bella and Abbie.
He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Wilkes and sisters, Mary W. Moore and Dorcas W. Batten.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 Saturday evening at Belk Funeral Home, LAMAR.
Memorials may be made to McLeod Hospice House, Po Box 100551, Florence, SC 29502-0551 or Lamar UMC, PO Box 555, Lamar, SC 29069.
Published in Morning News on October 8, 2011
Born January 5, 1925 in Wedgefield, SC, he was a son of the late Carl V. and Agnes Wheeler Wilkes, Sr. Carl served his country in the United States Air Force and then attended Clemson University. He then worked as an installer for Western Electric for 32 years. Mr. Wilkes was a member of Lamar United Methodist Church and will be remembered as a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He was an avid Clemson fan.
Surviving are his wife, Callie Rogers Wilkes, a son, Victor G. Wilkes of Edgefield, a daughter-in-law, Bonnie Wilkes of Lamar, grandchildren: David (Jennifer) Cribb, Shawn (Ashlee) Wilkes, Gene (Kellie) Wilkes, James Wilkes and Crystal (Chance) Chapman; great-grandchildren: Megan, David, Emy, Michael, Marleigh, Bella and Abbie.
He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Wilkes and sisters, Mary W. Moore and Dorcas W. Batten.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 Saturday evening at Belk Funeral Home, LAMAR.
Memorials may be made to McLeod Hospice House, Po Box 100551, Florence, SC 29502-0551 or Lamar UMC, PO Box 555, Lamar, SC 29069.
Published in Morning News on October 8, 2011
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