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| 2. |  Sam Toland Wilkes was born on 26 Jul 1926 in Piave, Greene, Mississippi, USA (son of Ernest Donal Wilkes and Bettie E Magee); died on 18 Jul 2022 in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA; was buried on 23 Jul 2022 in Veterans Cemetery, Kilmichael, Montgomery, Mississippi, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1930, Beat 2, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
- Residence: 1979, Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA; Age: 53
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Died:
Sam T. Wilkes passed away peacefully on July 18, 2022, at the Veterans' Home in Kosciusko, Mississippi. He was 96.
Sam was born in Piave, Mississippi, and grew up in Petal. He joined the Navy during World War II and served aboard the U.S.S. New York, seeing action at the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He ended his minority cruise as a SeaBee on Guam. He returned to Petal and finished high school, then attended Southern Mississippi for his B.S. and M.Ed. degrees. He taught and worked in educational administration in Moss Point. He was an Eagle Scout and served as scoutmaster for many years there, inspiring many scouts. After Moss Point, he went to Auburn University to complete his doctoral studies, then to Mississippi State University to research and teach. He was a Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership at Mississippi State University. An avid baseball fan, Sam made friends easily and treasured each one. His friends will remember him as a gentleman and a scholar, though some thought him a rogue. Sam attended the College World Series since the 1980s, and his Omaha friends were family. He treasured his relationships with former students and colleagues, too. He was a charter member of MSU's Left Field Lounge, spending many an afternoon and evening watching his beloved Diamond Dawgs play through victory and defeat.
Survivors include his wife, Rebecca Love Wilkes, his children, Byron Wilkes and Maloy Wilkes of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, Stanley Wilkes of Artesia, and grandsons Sam T. Wilkes II and Scott Wilkes, both of Starkville.
Being very quotable, among Sam's most beloved quotes is, "Somewhere between the city and the countryside, we find ourselves."
Services will be held at the Veterans Cemetery in Kilmichael on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at 11 a.m.
Visitation is Friday, July 22, 2022, from 4-6 p.m. at Welch Funeral Home in Starkville.
Pallbearers are Dan Moreland, Kenny Malone, Sam T. Wilkes II, Scott Wilkes, Rodney Faver, and Cliff Davis.
Memorials may be made to BS Troop 14; c/o Toby Steeds, P.O. Box 99, Starkville, MS. 39759.
Posted online on July 21, 2022
Published in Clarion-Ledger
https://www.clarionledger.com/obituaries/jcl140099
https://www.welchfuneralhomes.com/memorials/sam-t-wilkes/4981107/obituary.php
Veterans' Home
Sam + Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 4. |  Ernest Donal Wilkes was born on 21 Jul 1879 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA (son of John Lundsford Wilkes and Julia Florence Perry); died on 7 Nov 1931 in Petal, Forrest, Mississippi, USA; was buried on 8 Nov 1931 in Roseland Park Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1880, Belcher, Decatur, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1910, Wiggins, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
- Residence: 12 Sep 1918, Star, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
- Residence: 1930, Beat 2, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
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Buried:
E. D. Wilkes Dies at Home in Petal
E. D. Wilkes died at his home in Petal Saturday at 8 PM after almost a year's illness. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and interment, conducted by the Hulett Undertaking Company, was made in Roseland Park Cemetery.
Mr. Wilkes was a member of the Presbyterian Church and was well-known throughout South Mississippi. He had served as postmaster at Petal for the past two years.
Survivors include the widow, who prior to her marriage was Miss Bettie Magee of Prentiss; four sons, Ernest D. Jr., Magee, Berney, and Sam T., all of Petal; two daughters, Norfleet of Petal and Frances of Memphis, Tenn.; a sister, mother, and four brothers.
Relatives from Prentiss who attended the funeral were Mrs. R. C. Williams, Roscie, Jr., and Joyce Williams, Misses Agnes and Edna Magee, Jeff Tyrone and Miss Ida Laird of Monticello.
Prentiss Headlight, Nov. 12, 1931
Ernest married Bettie E Magee on 5 Dec 1907 in Prentiss, Mississippi, USA. Bettie was born in 1887 in Mississippi, USA; died on 24 Mar 1957 in Petal, Forrest, Mississippi, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Bettie E Magee was born in 1887 in Mississippi, USA; died on 24 Mar 1957 in Petal, Forrest, Mississippi, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Bettie E Wilkes
- Residence: 1910, Wiggins, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
- Residence: 1930, Beat 2, Forrest, Mississippi, USA
Children:
- Ada Norfleete Wilkes was born on 29 Feb 1908 in Wiggins, Stone, Mississippi, USA; died on 20 Oct 2004 in Fremont, Alameda, California, USA; was cremated after 20 Oct 2004 in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.
- Ernest Donal Wilkes, Jr was born on 22 Oct 1909 in Mississippi, USA; died on 29 Nov 1982 in Lakewood, Los Angeles, California, USA; was buried in All Souls Cemetery, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Frances Elizabeth Wilkes was born in 1914 in Mississippi, USA.
- Oscar Magee Wilkes was born on 5 Aug 1918 in Mississippi, USA; died on 18 Feb 2002 in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.
- Euzema Berny Wilkes was born in Feb 1921 in Mississippi, USA.
- 2. Sam Toland Wilkes was born on 26 Jul 1926 in Piave, Greene, Mississippi, USA; died on 18 Jul 2022 in Kosciusko, Attala, Mississippi, USA; was buried on 23 Jul 2022 in Veterans Cemetery, Kilmichael, Montgomery, Mississippi, USA.
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| 8. | John Lundsford Wilkes was born in 1846 in Georgia, USA (son of Isaac David Wilkes and Mary Adams); died in 1903 in Crawford, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military: Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1850, Militia District 514, Bibb, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1860, District 20, Decatur, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1870, Lime Sink, Decatur, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1880, Belcher, Decatur, Georgia, USA
John married Julia Florence Perry on 25 Nov 1869. Julia was born in 1853 in Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 9. | Julia Florence Perry was born in 1853 in Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Julia Wilkes
- Residence: 1870, Lime Sink, Decatur, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1880, Belcher, Decatur, Georgia, USA
Children:
- Oscar Harrison Wilkes was born in 1871 in Georgia, USA; died on 6 Nov 1952 in Colquitt, Georgia, USA; was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Donalsonville, Seminole, Georgia, USA.
- Alice G Wilkes was born in May 1876 in Georgia, USA; died in 1945 in Pinellas, Florida, USA.
- 4. Ernest Donal Wilkes was born on 21 Jul 1879 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA; died on 7 Nov 1931 in Petal, Forrest, Mississippi, USA; was buried on 8 Nov 1931 in Roseland Park Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA.
- Euzema Bower Wilkes was born on 21 Jul 1879 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA; died in 1956.
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