 1945 - 2022 (76 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Williard Samuel Wilkes, Jr was born on 22 May 1945 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA (son of Willard Samuel Wilkes and Living); died on 8 May 2022 in Vidalia, Toombs, Georgia, USA; was buried on 12 May 2022 in Jordan Wilkes Cemetery, Emanuel, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
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Willard “Billy” Samuel Wilkes, Jr., age 76, passed to his heavenly home on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at Community Hospice of Vidalia, following an extended illness.
Mr. Wilkes was a lifelong resident of the Oak Park community and was a 1963 graduate of Swainsboro High School. He received an Associate degree in Science from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and a BS degree in Agriculture from the University of Georgia. He taught Vocational Agriculture at Portal High School for three years before moving back to Emanuel County to farm with his father. Farming was both a vocation and a hobby for Mr. Wilkes. His work was his passion and he was never happier than when he was planting and tending crops and watching them grow. Along with his daughter Tara, who joined the family farming operation in 2000, Mr. Wilkes raised beef cattle and grew cotton and peanuts. On weekends, he enjoyed spending time with his family at his river cabin on the Ohoopee River.
Mr. Wilkes was a lifelong member of the Oak Park United Methodist Church where he previously served on the Finance Committee as the church treasurer, the Pastor Parish Relations Committee, and the Board of Trustees. In 1999, Mr. Wilkes was selected the Man of the Year in Soil and Water Conservation for the Ohoopee River District.
Mr. Wilkes is survived by his wife of fifty-one years Ann Yawn Wilkes; his two daughters, Tracy Wilkes Trebendis (Tom) of Fayetteville and Tara Wilkes Ford (Daniel) of Oak Park; two grandchildren, Eve Trebendis and Blaine Jordan; one sister, Susan Wilkes Anthony (A.W.) of Oak Park; and one nephew, Travis Anthony of Dublin.
Funeral services will be conducted at Oak Park United Methodist Church on Thursday, May 12, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. with the Reverends Jimmy Cason and Brian Durden officiating.
Pallbearers are Philip Phillips, Ronnie Philips, Terry Phillips, Wayne Faircloth, Travis Anthony, Daniel Ford, and Tom Trebendis. Burial will follow in the Jordan Wilkes Cemetery on the Wilkes Farm.
The family will receive family and friends at Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home in Vidalia on Wednesday evening, May 11, 2022 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Flowers will be accepted.
Those wishing to do so may send memorial donations to Community Hospice Foundation of Vidalia at P.O. Box 2277, Vidalia, GA 30474 or Children’s Hospital of Atlanta Foundation at 1575 Northeast Expressway, Atlanta, GA 30329.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55471262/allen-rowe
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Living
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Generation: 2
| 2. |  Willard Samuel Wilkes was born on 22 Jun 1915 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA (son of Samuel David Wilkes and Minnie Beasley); died on 22 Nov 1999 in Lyons, Toombs, Georgia, USA; was buried in Jordan Wilkes Cemetery, Emanuel, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- SSN issued: New Jersey, USA
- Social Security Number: 137-14-6232
- Residence: 1920, Oak Park, Emanuel, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1930, Militia District 50, Emanuel, Georgia, USA
Willard + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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- 1. Williard Samuel Wilkes, Jr was born on 22 May 1945 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA; died on 8 May 2022 in Vidalia, Toombs, Georgia, USA; was buried on 12 May 2022 in Jordan Wilkes Cemetery, Emanuel, Georgia, USA.
- Living
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Samuel David Wilkes was born on 27 Nov 1884 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA (son of Margaret D Wilkes); died on 24 Sep 1958 in Ware, Georgia, USA; was buried in Jordan Wilkes Cemetery, Emanuel, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: Sam
- Residence: Emanuel, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1910, Militia District 50, Emanuel, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 12 Sep 1918, Oak Park, Emanuel, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1920, Oak Park, Emanuel, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1930, Militia District 50, Emanuel, Georgia, USA
Samuel + Minnie Beasley. Minnie (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 21 Aug 1884 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Jun 1960 in Georgia, USA; was buried in Jordan Wilkes Cemetery, Emanuel, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Minnie Beasley was born on 21 Aug 1884 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA (daughter of Living and Living); died on 8 Jun 1960 in Georgia, USA; was buried in Jordan Wilkes Cemetery, Emanuel, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Minnie Wilkes
- Residence: 1910, Militia District 50, Emanuel, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1920, Oak Park, Emanuel, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1930, Militia District 50, Emanuel, Georgia, USA
Children:
- Callie Wilkes was born on 14 Nov 1908 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA; died on 10 Mar 1986 in Georgia, USA; was buried in Jordan Wilkes Cemetery, Emanuel, Georgia, USA.
- Virgie Wilkes was born in 1907 in Georgia, USA.
- Otis C Wilkes was born on 8 Dec 1910 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA; died on 6 Oct 1956 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA; was buried in Jordan Wilkes Cemetery, Emanuel, Georgia, USA.
- Leon E Wilkes was born in 1913 in Georgia, USA.
- 2. Willard Samuel Wilkes was born on 22 Jun 1915 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA; died on 22 Nov 1999 in Lyons, Toombs, Georgia, USA; was buried in Jordan Wilkes Cemetery, Emanuel, Georgia, USA.
- Pearl Wilkes was born in 1917 in Georgia, USA.
- Bernice Wilkes was born in 1923.
- Living
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| 9. | Margaret D Wilkes was born on 10 Jun 1865 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA (daughter of Jordan B Wilkes and Nancy Morris); died on 22 May 1939 in Oak Park, Emanuel, Georgia, USA; was buried in Jordan Wilkes Cemetery, Emanuel, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Also Known As: Maggie
- Residence: 1880, District 50, Emanuel, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1900, Militia District 50, Emanuel, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1920, Oak Park, Emanuel, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1930, Militia District 50, Emanuel, Georgia, USA
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Died:
73 Age: 73
Children:
- 4. Samuel David Wilkes was born on 27 Nov 1884 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA; died on 24 Sep 1958 in Ware, Georgia, USA; was buried in Jordan Wilkes Cemetery, Emanuel, Georgia, USA.
- Millard Milton Wilkes was born on 23 Aug 1889 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA; died on 9 Oct 1918 in France; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
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- 5. Minnie Beasley was born on 21 Aug 1884 in Emanuel, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Jun 1960 in Georgia, USA; was buried in Jordan Wilkes Cemetery, Emanuel, Georgia, USA.
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