 1927 - 2015 (88 years)
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| Name |
Martin Yongue Wilkes [1, 2, 3] |
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Jr |
| Birth |
27 Feb 1927 |
Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA  [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1930 |
Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA [2] |
| Residence |
1 Apr 1940 |
Fairfield, South Carolina, USA [3] |
| Residence |
1987 |
Chapin, Lexington, South Carolina, USA [1] |
| Death |
18 Sep 2015 |
Belleview, Marion, Florida, USA |
- Martin Yongue Wilkes Jr. BELLEVIEW, Fla. - Martin Yongue Wilkes, Jr. of Belleview, FL, passed away at home on September l8, 2015. He was born in Winnsboro, SC, February 27, 1927. He attended Mt. Zion Institute and, right after graduation, joined the Navy and served from 1944-1946. He graduated from the University of the Florida School of Pharmacy and pursued that career for forty years.
He lived in Alaska, and Chapin and Winnsboro SC, before moving to Florida six years ago. Before retiring from the S.C. Dept of Corrections, he was involved in many ministries. He was a Hospice Volunteer, conducted a Sunday Service in Prosperity, SC, active in the Chapin UMC and a Lay Speaker; became a professional Gospel Clown, known as "Bubba"; and was ordained by The Missionary Church, Intnl. as a Regional Bishop. Retirement only extended his mission work. It covered many states and countries including Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Ukraine and Costa Rica. As VP of Outreach Ministries, he helped establish Mission houses in Costa Rica for short term missionaries, feeding programs, and a Therapy Clinic, "Mas que un Amigo". After 18 years Costa Rica is still an ongoing project.
He was predeceased by his parents, Martin and Lucille Acker Wilkes, and granddaughter, Stephanie Wilkes. He is survived by his wife, "Tiki" Leticia Kern Wilkes, and his children, Lynn Labry, Patty and Ed Montgomery, Stev Wilkes, Martin and Fay Wilkes, Alvin Wilkes, Donna and Michael Marlowe, Julia and Robert Thomas, and Michael and Miriam Redmond, eleven grandchildren and eight great-grands.Siblings are Joe Wilkes, Carl Wilkes and wife, Kathie, and Julia Hungerpiller, all of South Carolina.
A memorial service will be held in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL, with Bishop Bob Coulter presiding on October 29.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Outreach Ministries, 5035 SE 108th St., Belleview, FL 34420.
Published in The State on Oct. 2, 2015
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestate/obituary.aspx?n=Martin-Yongue-Wilkes&pid=175993713
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| Person ID |
I20560 |
tng Genealogy |
| Father |
Martin Yongue Wilkes, b. 16 Oct 1900, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA d. 25 Apr 1983, Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA (Age 82 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Alethia Lucille Acker, b. 13 Oct 1906, Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, USA d. 2 Sep 1989, Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA (Age 82 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
29 Dec 1924 |
Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, USA |
| Family ID |
F7105 |
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 | Birth - 27 Feb 1927 - Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA |
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| Residence - 1930 - Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA |
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 | Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Fairfield, South Carolina, USA |
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 | Residence - 1987 - Chapin, Lexington, South Carolina, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S396] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
Record for Martin Y Wilkes Jr
- [S337] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;).
Year: 1930; Census Place: Winnsboro, Fairfield, South Carolina; Roll 2196; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 21; Image: 385.0.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=96050218&indiv=try
[ View Federal Census Document]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=96050218&indiv=try
- [S474] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Year: 1940; Census Place: , Fairfield, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3807; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 20-20.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=137642991&indiv=try
[ View Federal Census Document]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=137642991&indiv=try
- [S318] Ivan Ernest Bass, Wilkes Family History and Genealogy: Thomas Wilkes (ca. 1735-1809) and His Descendants, (Name: 1965;), Page 423.
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