| 1. | Robert Edwin Wilkes was born on 27 Jul 1926 in Clarendon, South Carolina, USA; died on 24 May 2005 in The Regional Medical Center, Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA; was buried on 27 May 2005 in West End Cemetery, St Matthews, Calhoun, South Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1930, Plowden Mills, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
- SSN issued: Bef 1951, South Carolina, USA
- Death: 24 May 2005, St Matthews, Calhoun, South Carolina, USA
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Died:
Robert E. Wilkes Sr.
ST. MATTHEWS - Robert Edwin Wilkes, Sr., 79, of 241 Murph Mill Road, died Tuesday evening, May 24, 2005, in The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 27, at St. Paul United Methodist Church with Rev. James McGee officiating. Burial will be in West End Cemetery. Dukes-Harley Funeral Home is in charge.
Mr. Wilkes was born in Alcolu, a son of the late Clyde A. and Pearl Victoria Wilkes. He was a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina in Pharmacy. Mr. Wilkes founded and operated Calhoun Pharmacy for 47 years until his retirement in 1996. Mr. Wilkes was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and was a former member of the Calhoun Development Board and of the Rotary Club of St. Matthews and was honored in 1995 as “Rotary Man of the Year.” He was predeceased by 2 brothers, Claude Warren Wilkes and James Lawrence Wilkes and a sister, Grace Louise Baker.
Survivors: wife, Mrs. Barbara Lewis Wilkes of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Robert Edwin Wilkes, Jr. (Regina), Trubull, CT; daughter, Sherelyn Dale Wilkes, Bangor, Maine; stepdaughter, Mrs. Michael (Anne Lewis) Shealy, St. Matthews; stepson, Malcolm David Lewis, St. Matthews; sister, Mrs. Annie Elizabeth “Lib” W. Taylor, Manning; 2 brothers, Clyde A. Wilkes, Jr., Manning, William H. Wilkes, Swansea; a number of nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Dukes-Harley Funeral Home. At other times friends may call at the residence and the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1808 Bridge St. East., St. Matthews, SC 29135.
Family/Spouse: Delane Blake. Delane was born on 20 Feb 1925 in Georgetown, South Carolina, USA; died on 8 Dec 1976 in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA; was buried on 10 Dec 1976 in West End Cemetery, St Matthews, Calhoun, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1926 - 2005 (78 years)
