 1916 - 2001 (85 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Bessie Elizabeth Wiggins was born on 11 Sep 1916 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; was christened on 23 Nov 1947 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 24 Sep 2001 in Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried on 26 Sep 2001 in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Race: White
- SSN issued: Georgia, USA
- tng Album: 1,2
- tng Album: 6
- Name: Bessie E Cason
- Name: Bessie Elizabeth Wilkes
- Name: Bessie W Wilkes
- Name: Bessie Wilkes
- Social Security Number: 255-07-9679
- Birth: 11 Sep 1915, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 3 Jan 1920, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; Parallel Street, Ward 2
- Residence: 7 Apr 1930, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; 1616 Creswell Street
- Residence: 6 Apr 1940, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
- Residence: 1945, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
- Residence: 3 Apr 1950, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; StreetAddress: T08 Anderson Ave; Age: 33; EnumerationDistrict: 12-14; IsEmployed: No; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Keeping House; SeekingWork: No; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; WorkedLastWeek: No; RelationToHead: Wife; MaritalStatus: Married
Notes:
J. I. Mashburn, Pastor First Baptist Church
Died:
Florida Times-Union, Sep. 25, 2001: Bessie Elizabeth Wiggins Wilkes.
Mrs. Bessie Elizabeth Wiggins WILKES, 85, of Lake City, died early Monday morning, September 24, 2001, in the Lake City Medical Center following a brief illness.
A native of Waycross, Georgia, Mrs. Wilkes was educated and graduated from the school system in Waycross prior to moving to Lake City in 1939. Mrs. Wilkes served as the secretary of the First Baptist Church of Lake City for forty-five years. She was a very active member of the First Baptist Church and in the Charity Sunday School Class, the Wednesday Night Supper Committee and the Historical Committee of the church. Mrs. Wilkes was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Mrs. Wilkes was preceded in death in 1985 by her husband of forty-four years, Mr. Air N. WILKES.
Mrs. Wilkes is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles & Joanne WILKES, Columbia, South Carolina; John & Patty WILKES, Robbinsville, North Carolina; a daughter and son-in-law, Virginia & Robert JOLLY, Hickory, North Carolina; a brother Charles WIGGINS (Terry), Sebring, Florida; and a sister, Mrs. Ruby DECKER of Fort Myers, Florida, Six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services for Mrs. Wilkes will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, September 26, 2001, in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Carson Brittain, Rev. Robert Davis and Rev. Troy Varnum officiating.
Interment will follow in Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 Tuesday evening at the funeral home.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Biggs Funeral Home, 3801 S. First Street, Lake City.
Bessie married Air Nicodemus Wilkes on 14 Jun 1941 in MacClenny, Baker, Florida, USA. Air (son of John Elias Wilkes and Maggie Robinson) was born on 24 Dec 1906 in Benton, Columbia, Florida, USA; died on 15 Oct 1985 in Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Mary Virginia Wilkes
 was born on 12 Dec 1933 in Live Oak, Suwannee, Florida, USA; died on 27 Jan 2023 in Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 30 Jan 2023 in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA.
- 3. Living
- 4. Living
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Generation: 2
| 2. |  Mary Virginia Wilkes (1.Bessie1) was born on 12 Dec 1933 in Live Oak, Suwannee, Florida, USA; died on 27 Jan 2023 in Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA; was buried on 30 Jan 2023 in Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1935, Branford, Suwannee, Florida, USA
- Residence: 5 Apr 1940, Shalmanezer, Columbia, Florida, USA; Age: 6; AttendedSchool: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 12-5; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 1st grade; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Niece
- Residence: 1945, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA
- Residence: 3 Apr 1950, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; StreetAddress: 108 Anderson Ave; Age: 16; AttendedSchool: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 12-14; GradeCompleted: No; Income: None; IncomeOtherSources: 0; LiveOnFarm: No; OccupationCategory: Other; OtherIncomeSupplement: None; SchoolYearsCompleted: S11; ThreeOrMoreAcres: No; WeeksWorked: 20; SameHouse: Yes; RelationToHead: Daughter; Never Married MaritalStatus: Single
- Residence: 1990, Summerville, Charleston, South Carolina, USA; Age: 57
Notes:
Died:
Virginia was welcomed into the arms of Jesus, her Savior after a brief affliction. She left this earthly kingdom the way she lived gentle, kind and loving. Left to remember her love is daughter Erin (David) Todd of Woodlawn, VA, grandson Jason (Fiona) Todd, great grandsons Ellis and George Todd of Kunshan, China, brothers Charles (Joanne) Wilkes of Chapin, SC and John (Patty) Wilkes of Lake City, FL.
She will be missed by loyal friend Janet Burham of Pfafftown, NC and many others. Virginia had a way of reaching the heart of many with her love of Jesus. Her mission to love others well and shine her Savior's light, which has been accomplished. She has now heard the words "Well done, thou good and faithful servant...enter into the joy of thou Lord."
A service of remembrance will be held at the Jenkins Funeral Home Chapel in Newton, NC on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 2 pm. Burial will be in Lake City, FL at Memorial Cemetery at a later date.
Memorials may be made to: Special Gathering, 5350 Peirce Rd., Ridgeville, SC 29472.
Published by Hickory Daily Record from Jan. 28 to Jan. 29, 2023.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/hickoryrecord/name/mary-jolley-obituary?id=39013412
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Mary married George Alfred Lawson on 24 Jul 1951 in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA. George (son of Horace Fay Lawson and Theoda W Worthington) was born on 8 Sep 1931 in Atlanta, De Kalb, Georgia, USA; died on 15 Sep 2020 in Cantonment, Escambia, Florida, USA; was buried in Pensacola Memorial Gardens, Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Mary married Lionel Ivor Rankin on 24 Dec 1993 in Northwood Assembly, North Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. Lionel (son of Joor Rankin and Catherine Kentish) was born on 3 Jun 1917 in Illinois, USA; died on 10 Mar 1994 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Mary married Robert Lee "Bob" Jolley on 14 Feb 1995 in Denver, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA. Robert (son of Ray Alfred Jolley and Helen Florence Cunningham) was born on 27 Jul 1921 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana, USA; died on 20 Dec 2004 in Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA; was buried in Catawba Memorial Park, Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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