Richard Franklin Wilkes, Sr

1915 - 2012  (96 years)

• Name	Richard Franklin Wilkes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	8 Dec 1915	Hamlet, Richmond, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Race	White  [1]
  Residence	1920	Hamlet, Richmond, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  Residence	1940	Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA   [3]
  Residence	1992	Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Death	12 Jan 2012	Pinehurst, Moore, North Carolina, USA
  	Richard Franklin Wilkes, Sr. December 8, 1915 - January 12, 2012 Richard Franklin Wilkes, Sr. passed away Thursday, January 12, 2012. He was born in Hamlet, NC on December 8th, 1915. He graduated from Hamlet High School in 1933, and was catcher for the baseball team. He attended N.C. State, and started with Seaboard Railroad in 1937. He stayed with Seaboard until his retirement in 1980. Mr. Wilkes married Alma Lee Mattox on July 9, 1953. They lived in Raleigh until Mr. Wilkes moved to Pinehurst, NC, following Mrs. Wilkes passing. Mr. Wilkes was a 32nd Degree Mason, and a member of Millbrook United Methodist Church. A lifelong Wolf Pack fan, he was still following Wolf Pack football and basketball, right up until his passing. Graveside Funeral Rites will be held Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 2PM at Historic Oakwood Cemetery. He was predeceased by his wife of 48 years, Alma Lee Mattox Wilkes, and son, Richard Franklin Wilkes, Jr. He is survived by a son, Doug Wilkes, of Pinehurst, NC, nephew, John Wilkes and his wife, Mimi, of Sunset Beach, NC, and niece, Maria Wilkes of Raleigh, and many other relatives. Bryan-Lee Funeral Home http://www.bryan-leefuneralhome.com/obituaries.htm
  Burial	14 Jan 2012	Historic Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
  Person ID	I16978	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Father	John Wesley Wilkes,   b. 12 Nov 1876, Halsellville, Chester, South Carolina, USA d. 17 Jul 1943, Hamlet, Richmond, North Carolina, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ethel Barrett,   b. 16 Mar 1886, Union, North Carolina, USA d. 31 Aug 1953, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Mar 1906	Union, North Carolina, USA   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F6037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alma Lee Mattox,   b. 7 Feb 1921, Wake, North Carolina, USA d. 30 Mar 2001, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	9 Jul 1953	Millbrook, Wake, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Richard Franklin Wilkes, Jr,   b. 21 Sep 1956, North Carolina, USA d. 26 Feb 1980, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Living
  Family ID	F6042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 8 Dec 1915 - Hamlet, Richmond, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1920 - Hamlet, Richmond, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1940 - Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1992 - Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA Death - 12 Jan 2012 - Pinehurst, Moore, North Carolina, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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