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Robert Jay Wilks

Robert Jay Wilks

Male 1939 - 2015  (76 years)

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  • Name Robert Jay Wilks  [1
    Birth 7 Oct 1939  Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Bobby 
    Residence 1940  Steer Pen, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    StreetAddress: One ni of Hartsville and Ruby Road; Age: 1; AttendedSchool: No; EnumerationDistrict: 13-32; GradeCompleted: None; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son 
    Death 16 Nov 2015  Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Chesterfield, SC

      DECEASED: Mr. Robert Jay “Bob” Wilks, age 76, died Monday, November 16, 2015

      FUNERAL SERVICE: 2:00 P.M, Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Wilkes Chapel United Methodist Church, Hartsville, SC

      INTERMENT: Will follow in the church cemetery

      VISITATION: 5:00 - 7:00 P.M, Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home, 318 E. Main Street, Chesterfield, SC

      HISTORY: Mr. Wilks was born October 7, 1939 in Chesterfield, SC a son of the late Jesse and Pauline Stroud Wilks. He was a retired employee of Highland Industries and attended Wilkes Chapel United Methodist Church. Mr. Wilks loved the Lord, and enjoyed spending time with his family. His favorite pastimes was playing the guitar and fishing. In addition to his parents, Bob was also preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Anne Lear Wilks; 1 son, Robert J. Wilkes, Jr.; 2 brothers, Ernest and Alvy Wilks; and 1 sister, Mary Wilks.

      SURVIVORS:
      2 Sons: Harvey Eugene (Barbara) Wilkes of Hartsville, SC, and James Thomas Wilkes of Florence, SC
      2 Daughters: Diane Wilkes Lee, and Nancy Wilkes (Douglas) Robertson both of Hartsville, SC
      7 Grandchildren and 4 Great Grandchildren
      2 Brothers: Frank Wilks and Jimmy Wilks both of Hartsville, SC
      2 Sisters: Nancy Melton and Helen Johnson both of Hartsville, SC
      Also: Numerous Nieces and Nephews

      Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home of Chesterfield, SC (www.mrcfuneralhome.com) is serving the Wilks family.

      http://www.mrcfuneralhome.com/obituary?id=214530
    Burial 19 Nov 2015  Wilkes Chapel Cemetery, Patrick, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I22751  tng Genealogy

    Father Jesse A Wilkes,   b. 25 May 1897, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1979, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Pauline Stroud,   b. 30 Jan 1906, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Sep 1992, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F5585  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Living 
    Children 
    +1. Robert Jay Wilkes, Jr,   b. 26 Nov 1961, Hartsville, Darlington, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 2008, Hartsville, Darlington, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Living
     5. Living
    Family ID F7657  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Barbara Ann Merriman,   b. 23 Aug 1943, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 2012, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Family ID F7658  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Photos
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    Robert Jay Wilks photo

  • Sources 
    1. [S474] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Year: 1940; Census Place: Steer Pen, Chesterfield, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03799; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 13-32
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2442&h=137339296&indiv=try
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      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2442&h=137339296&indiv=try

    2. [S122] FindaGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155065292
      http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=155065292.
      http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=155065292