 1929 - 2022 (93 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. |  Juanita Wilkes was born on 10 Jun 1929 in Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA (daughter of Drury Chester Wilkes and Mattie McNear); died on 10 Dec 2022 in Glennville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1930, Ailey, Montgomery, Georgia, USA
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Died:
Ms. Juanita W. Sharpe, age 93, passed away, Saturday, December 10, 2022 at her daughter’s residence in Glennville. She was born on June 10, 1929 in Reidsville to Dewey Chester and Mattie Lee Wilkes. She was a homemaker that loved to bake sweets and tend to her African Violets. Ms. Juanita was a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church of Reidsville and is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Charles “Shorty” Sharpe.
She is survived by her daughter, Annette Dotson (Suzanne Scovil) of Glennville; her siblings, C.G. Wilkes of Garden City, Susie Rowland of Reidsville, and I.D. (Debbie) Wilkes of Augusta; grandchildren, Jerome (Lynn) Dotson of Reidsville and Melanie (Bobby) Carder of Glennville; great grandchildren, Cody (Steffany) Dotson of Reidsville, Kaitlin Dotson of Savannah, Casey Dotson of Statesboro, David Braddy, Jr. of Soperton, and Zach Braddy of Soperton; great great grandchildren, Jacy Dotson and Jack Dotson; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends beginning at 5:00pm on Monday, December 12, 2022 at the funeral home. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00am on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 from the Chapel of Low Country Cremation and Burial with Reverend Rusty Manning officiating. Interment will follow in the Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Reidsville.
Pallbearers will be Roger Sharpe, Jesse Sharpe, Cody Dotson, Aldrick Hill, Steve Revels and Casey Dotson.
Low Country Cremation and Burial is serving the Sharpe family.
Posted online on December 12, 2022
Published in Savannah Morning News
https://www.bradleybanderson.com/obituary/Juanita-Sharpe
Family/Spouse: Charles Nathaniel Sharpe. Charles was born on 27 Jul 1921 in Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 14 Mar 2001 in Georgia, USA; was buried in Pine Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Drury Chester Wilkes was born on 18 Jul 1899 in Laurens, Georgia, USA (son of James Ira Wilkes and Victoria Spivey); died on 23 Jun 1973 in Claxton, Evans, Georgia, USA; was buried in Reidsville City Cemetery, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Death Certificate No.: Certificate number: 019696.
- SSN issued: Georgia, USA
- Residence: Tattnall, Georgia, USA
- Social Security Number: 255-42-1921
- Residence: 1910, Lothair, Montgomery, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1920, Rockledge, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1930, Ailey, Montgomery, Georgia, USA
- Death: 23 Jun 1973, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
Drury + Mattie McNear. Mattie was born on 25 Jun 1909 in Jenkins, Georgia, USA; died on 2 Nov 2000 in St Joseph's Hospital, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA; was buried in Reidsville City Cemetery, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Mattie McNear was born on 25 Jun 1909 in Jenkins, Georgia, USA; died on 2 Nov 2000 in St Joseph's Hospital, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA; was buried in Reidsville City Cemetery, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Mattie M Wilkes
- Social Security Number: 255-46-1940
- Residence: 1930, Ailey, Montgomery, Georgia, USA
- SSN issued: Bef 1951, Georgia, USA
- Death: 2 Nov 2000, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
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Died:
Mattie M. Wilkes: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Savannah Morning News (GA) - November 3, 2000
Deceased Name: Mattie M. Wilkes
REIDSVILLE -- Mrs. Mattie McNear Wilkes, 91, died Nov. 2 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah.
The Jenkins County native lived in Reidsville most of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of Pearson's Chapel United Methodist Church. She was the widow of Chester Wilkes.
SURVIVORS: two daughters, Juanita Sharpe and Susie W. Rowland, both of Reidsville; two sons, Dale Wilkes of Augusta and C.G. Wilkes of Garden City; a brother, Harrison McNear of Savannah; a sister, Susie Smith of Reidsville; nine grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
VISITATION: 6-8 p.m. today at McCall Funeral Home in Reidsville.
FUNERAL: 2 p.m. Saturday at McCall Funeral Home, burial in Reidsville City Cemetery.
Savannah Morning News Nov. 3, 2000
Page: 2C
Copyright (c) 2000 Savannah Morning News
Children:
- 1. Juanita Wilkes was born on 10 Jun 1929 in Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 10 Dec 2022 in Glennville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | James Ira Wilkes was born on 12 Feb 1878 in Laurens, Georgia, USA (son of Nathaniel Wilkes and Monica Branch); died on 5 May 1921 in Washington, Georgia, USA; was buried in Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Rockledge, Laurens, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1880, Smiths, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1900, Oconee, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1910, Lothair, Montgomery, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 13 Sep 1918, Dublin, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1920, Rockledge, Laurens, Georgia, USA
James + Victoria Spivey. Victoria was born on 25 Sep 1881 in Laurens, Georgia, USA; died on 15 Nov 1975 in Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; was buried in Reidsville City Cemetery, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Victoria Spivey was born on 25 Sep 1881 in Laurens, Georgia, USA; died on 15 Nov 1975 in Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; was buried in Reidsville City Cemetery, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Victoria Wilkes
- Residence: 1910, Lothair, Montgomery, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1920, Rockledge, Laurens, Georgia, USA
Children:
- 2. Drury Chester Wilkes was born on 18 Jul 1899 in Laurens, Georgia, USA; died on 23 Jun 1973 in Claxton, Evans, Georgia, USA; was buried in Reidsville City Cemetery, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
- Willie Oscar Wilkes was born on 20 Jun 1906 in Laurens, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Nov 1975 in Tifton, Tift, Georgia, USA; was buried in Ocilla City Cemetery, Ocilla, Irwin, Georgia, USA.
- Emma Wilkes was born on 28 May 1909 in Montgomery, Georgia, USA; died on 3 Jun 1928 in Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis, Georgia, USA; was buried in Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
- Margaret Wilkes was born on 18 Sep 1915 in Georgia, USA; died on 15 Mar 2010 in Altus Hospice Inpatient Center, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA; was buried on 18 Mar 2010 in Reidsville City Cemetery, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
- Maybell Wilkes was born on 24 Jun 1918 in Georgia, USA; died on 11 Oct 2001 in Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; was buried on 14 Oct 2001 in Pine Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
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Generation: 4
| 8. | Nathaniel Wilkes was born in Nov 1856 in Laurens, Georgia, USA (son of Elisha M Wilkes and Elizabeth S Gay); died in 1933 in Laurens, Georgia, USA; was buried in Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Rockledge, Laurens, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Death Certificate No.: Certificate Number: 27507.
- Residence: 1860, Not Stated, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1870, Militia District 86, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1880, Smiths, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1900, Oconee, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1910, Oconee, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1920, Rockledge, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1930, Alston, Montgomery, Georgia, USA
- Death: 31 Oct 1934, Montgomery, Georgia, USA
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Nathanuel Wilkes burried at Mount Zion Cemetery, Rockledge, Laures Co. Ga. Two unmarked graves south of "Nat" Wilkes very old.
Nathaniel + Monica Branch. Monica (daughter of James Benjamin Branch and Susan Warnock) was born in 1857 in Laurens, Georgia, USA; died on 20 Nov 1940 in Montgomery, Georgia, USA; was buried in Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Rockledge, Laurens, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 9. | Monica Branch was born in 1857 in Laurens, Georgia, USA (daughter of James Benjamin Branch and Susan Warnock); died on 20 Nov 1940 in Montgomery, Georgia, USA; was buried in Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Rockledge, Laurens, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Death Certificate No.: Certificate number: 31026.
- Name: Monica Wilkes
- Residence: 1860, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1880, Smiths, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1900, Oconee, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1910, Oconee, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1920, Rockledge, Laurens, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1930, Alston, Montgomery, Georgia, USA
Children:
- Elisha Leroy Wilkes was born on 7 Jan 1876 in Laurens, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Apr 1943 in Mount Vernon, Montgomery, Georgia, USA.
- 4. James Ira Wilkes was born on 12 Feb 1878 in Laurens, Georgia, USA; died on 5 May 1921 in Washington, Georgia, USA; was buried in Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Rockledge, Laurens, Georgia, USA.
- Chester Wilkes was born in Feb 1889 in Georgia, USA.
- Victoria Wilkes was born in 1881 in Georgia, USA; died on 13 Jan 1940 in Toombs, Georgia, USA.
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