 1937 - 2009 (71 years)
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| Name |
Shelby Jean Cook |
| Birth |
7 Dec 1937 |
Grays Landing, Toombs, Georgia, USA  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Name |
Shelby J Wilkes [1, 2] |
| Death |
28 Mar 2009 |
Cochran, Bleckley, Georgia, USA [1, 2] |
- COCHRAN - Shelby Jean Wilkes, age 71, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2009, at her residence surrounded by her family after three years battling cancer.
Funeral services are Monday at 11A.M. at Grace Chapel Church of God of Prophecy.
Burial is in Sharpe Family Cemetery in Toombs County at 3P.M. Monday.
Shelby was born in Grays Landing in Toombs County on December 7, 1937 to the late Joe and Wilma Martin Cook and had lived in Bonaire for 30 years, then in Alston for 6 years before moving to Cochran 5 years ago. She was married to Max E. Wilkes in 1956 until his death in 2004. She was owner of Shelby's Beauty Salon in Bonaire for over 20 years and retiring in 1998. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, sewing and making quilts for family and friends. She was affectionately known as MaShelby to her family and she will be greatly missed. She was a member of Alston Methodist Church and attended Grace Chapel Church of God of Prophecy.
Survivors are her children, Beth (John) Harr of Mary Esther, FL, James (Penny) Wilkes of Cochran and Michael (Heather) Wilkes of Bonaire; grandchildren, Laura (Brooks) Hammet of Miramar Beach, FL, Jessica Wilkes of Cochran and her fiancŽ Stephen Schaefer of High Point, NC, Stefannie Wilkes of Cochran and Gracie Jane Wilkes of Bonaire; sisters, Geraldine (Glenn) McKenzie and Janice (John) Davis of Vidalia.
The family is at 338 Williams Road.
Mathis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Macon Telegraph, The (GA) - Monday, March 30, 2009
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- Age: 71
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| Burial |
30 Mar 2009 |
Sharpe Cemetery, Cedar Crossing, Toombs, Georgia, USA [2] |
| Person ID |
I17414 |
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| Family |
Max Eugene Wilkes, b. 10 Jun 1932, Toombs, Georgia, USA d. 17 Feb 2004, Uvalda, Montgomery, Georgia, USA (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage |
22 Dec 1956 |
Toombs, Georgia, USA |
| Children |
| + | 1. Living |
| + | 2. James Tilman Wilkes, b. 9 May 1960, Kingsville, Kleberg County, Texas, USA d. 25 Dec 2014, Cochran, Bleckley County, Georgia, USA (Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 3. Living |
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| Family ID |
F6176 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Marriage - 22 Dec 1956 - Toombs, Georgia, USA |
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 | Death - 28 Mar 2009 - Cochran, Bleckley, Georgia, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S344] Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Issue State: Georgia; Issue Date: 1955.
Record for Shelby J. Wilkes
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=84714767&indiv=try
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=84714767&indiv=try
- [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37677299.
Record for Shelby Jean Wilkes
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=6354721&indiv=try
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=6354721&indiv=try
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