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| 2. |  Lambert Henry Wilkes was born on 1 Dec 1926 in Blair, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA (son of Thomas Broome Wilkes and Myrtle Lucille Henry); died on 7 Apr 2013 in College Station, Brazos, Texas, USA; was buried on 10 Apr 2013 in College Station Cemetery, College Station, Brazos, Texas, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1930, Township 13, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1993, College Station, Brazos, Texas, USA
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Lambert Henry Wilkes
December 1, 1926 - April 7, 2013
Obituary
Lambert Henry Wilkes of College Station passed away in his home on April 7, 2013.
Visitation will be held from 5:30- 7:30 PM on Tuesday April 9 at Memorial Funeral Chapel at 1515 South College Avenue in Bryan. A memorial service will be held at Grace Bible Church on 700 Anderson Street at 2 PM on Wednesday with a reception to follow at the church.
Lambert is preceded in death by his father, Thomas Broome Wilkes, his mother Myrtle Henry Wilkes and his brother Thomas Broome Wilkes, Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Stella (Harris) Wilkes; his children; Robert Joseph Wilkes DDS, Julia Wilkes Gardner and her husband, David Frederick Gardner and Thomas Lambert Wilkes and his wife, Elise Richardson Wilkes. Also surviving are his grandchildren, Angela Gardner Bomar and her husband Scott Rembert Bomar, Thomas Lambert Wilkes Jr., Colin Vick Wilkes, Jenny Elise Wilkes and Matthew David Wilkes. He is also survived by his great-grandchildren, Piper Julia Bomar and Logan Rembert Bomar; his sister, Mary Thomas Wilkes Eckles; and a brother, James Francis Wilkes, Jr. and his wife, Helen Lewis Wilkes.
Lambert was born on December 1, 1926 in Blair, South Carolina and graduated from Monticello High School in 1945. He graduated from Clemson University in 1948 with a degree in Agricultural Engineering. While at Clemson, he was part of an elite military marching unit that marched in Madison Square Garden. Upon graduation, he was employed by Texas A&M University as an instructor. With the exception of service to his country in the US Air Force during the Korean War and a short stint with New Mexico State University, he spent his career teaching and advising agricultural engineering students while conducting research in cotton harvesting and ginning. He earned his Master of Science Degree from Texas A&M University in 1952. He was awarded Distinguished Professor in 1975.
Lambert descended from a family that moved to South Carolina in the 1800's and was a true son of the south. His father passed away when he was eleven but his mother and his siblings continued to run a productive and versatile farm. He grew up plowing behind a mule and his hands-on experience and working knowledge in formative years uniquely prepared him to produce creative engineering innovations that impacted farmers around the world.
His early research focused on reshaping the soil beds in which cotton is planted. Certainly his most noteworthy invention was the Cotton Module, which revolutionized the cotton harvesting process. In 2000, the State of Texas recognized his invention as one of the 4 most significant economic achievements of the 1970's decade, alongside the start of DFW International Airport and Southwest Airlines. Scoates Hall on the Texas A&M campus is designated as an historic landmark, because it housed his research for the Cotton Module. His final chapter of research centered on creating a new ginning process for long staple cotton.
He was highly respected and deeply loved by his students as a teacher, counselor and mentor as he headed the Mechanized Agriculture department. During his career, he was awarded Progressive Farmer Man of the Year. He retired in 1985 as Professor Emeritus.
He was an elder at Grace Bible Church for decades and was one of the leaders who moved the church from Bryan to College Station where it has ministered to thousands of Aggies over the last 40 years. He was elected to the A&M Consolidated School Board where he served for several terms. He lived out the example of being a servant leader. For decades he mowed the yards of the church and several widows in the neighborhood. He was always willing to quietly help out Aggies and neighbors in need.
He was known as Papa to his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and students and delighted in being with the children on his farm. He spoke with inspired wisdom and was "quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger." He left a legacy of faith in Jesus Christ to many generations.
In lieu of the flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Missions Ministry of Grace Bible Church.
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Lambert + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 4. | Thomas Broome Wilkes was born on 26 Dec 1880 in Blair, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA (son of Thomas W Wilkes, Jr and Julia Malinda Yongue); died on 25 Oct 1937 in Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; was buried on 27 Oct 1937 in Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1930, Township 13, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Thomas + Myrtle Lucille Henry. Myrtle was born on 5 Apr 1895 in South Carolina, USA; died on 16 Dec 1971 in Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Myrtle Lucille Henry was born on 5 Apr 1895 in South Carolina, USA; died on 16 Dec 1971 in Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Myrtle H Wilkes
- Social Security Number: 247-62-2244
- Residence: 1930, Township 13, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
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Age at Death: 76
Children:
- Thomas Broome Wilkes, Jr was born on 25 Oct 1928 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 27 May 1958 in Horry, South Carolina, USA; was buried on 28 May 1958 in Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA.
- 2. Lambert Henry Wilkes was born on 1 Dec 1926 in Blair, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; died on 7 Apr 2013 in College Station, Brazos, Texas, USA; was buried on 10 Apr 2013 in College Station Cemetery, College Station, Brazos, Texas, USA.
- Mary Thomas Wilkes was born on 6 Feb 1924 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 26 Mar 2019 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA; was buried on 29 Mar 2019 in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
- James Francis Wilkes was born on 25 Oct 1928 in Blair, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; died on 10 May 2019 in Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; was buried on 14 May 2019 in Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA.
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| 8. | Thomas W Wilkes, Jr was born on 18 Oct 1845 in Chester, South Carolina, USA (son of Thomas W Wilkes and Sarah Crosby); died on 22 Oct 1892 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military: South Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1850, Chester, South Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1860, Chester, South Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1870, Baton Rouge, Chester, South Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1880, Township 13, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Thomas married Julia Malinda Yongue on 22 Oct 1865 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA. Julia was born on 16 Aug 1846 in Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 27 Sep 1930 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 9. | Julia Malinda Yongue was born on 16 Aug 1846 in Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 27 Sep 1930 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Julia M Wilkes
- Name: Julia Wilkes
- Residence: 1880, Township 13, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1900, Township 13, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Children:
- William Monroe Wilkes was born on 1 Aug 1866 in Blair, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; died on 31 May 1936 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA.
- Charles Hughes Wilkes was born on 16 Sep 1869 in South Carolina, USA; died on 22 Nov 1887 in South Carolina, USA.
- Richard Land Wilkes was born on 23 Mar 1871 in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 8 Dec 1907 in South Carolina, USA.
- James Yongue Wilkes was born on 19 Jun 1873 in Chester, South Carolina, USA; died on 5 Jul 1946 in Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA.
- Frazier Augustus Wilkes was born on 29 Sep 1875 in South Carolina, USA.
- Frances Crosby Wilkes was born in 1878 in South Carolina, USA.
- 4. Thomas Broome Wilkes was born on 26 Dec 1880 in Blair, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; died on 25 Oct 1937 in Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; was buried on 27 Oct 1937 in Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA.
- Robert Walker Wilkes was born on 27 Mar 1883 in Blair, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; died on 18 Jan 1946 in Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA.
- Feaster Wilkes was born on 19 Oct 1885 in South Carolina, USA; died on 12 Oct 1886 in South Carolina, USA.
- Florence Mary Wilkes was born on 22 Jul 1888 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA; died on 25 Jan 1974 in La Grange, Troup, Georgia, USA; was buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Vidalia, Toombs, Georgia, USA.
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