 1908 - 1988 (79 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Broward Napoleon Wilkes was born on 17 Jul 1908 in Washington, Florida, USA; died on 14 Jun 1988 in Washington, Florida, USA; was buried in Piney Grove Cemetery, Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Social Security Number: 267-09-7739
- Residence: 1910, Orange City, Liberty, Florida, USA
- Residence: 1920, Duncan, Washington, Florida, USA
- Residence: 1920, Panama City, Washington, Florida, USA
- Residence: 1930, Richter, Jackson, Florida, USA
- SSN issued: Bef 1951, Florida, USA
- Death: 14 Jun 1988, Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA
Broward married Lizzie Sapp on 11 Dec 1938. Lizzie was born on 17 Nov 1918 in Chipley, Washington, Florida, USA; died on 11 Aug 2012 in Jackson, Florida, USA; was buried on 15 Aug 2012 in Piney Grove Cemetery, Chipley, Washington, Florida, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Living
- 3. William Leonard Wilkes was born on 2 Aug 1942 in Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 25 Sep 2015 in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA; was buried in Tallahassee Memory Gardens, Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA.
- 4. Living
- 5. Living
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Generation: 2
| 3. |  William Leonard Wilkes (1.Broward1) was born on 2 Aug 1942 in Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA; died on 25 Sep 2015 in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA; was buried in Tallahassee Memory Gardens, Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA. Notes:
Died:
William Leonard Wilkes
William Leonard Wilkes, 73, lost his battle with cancer on September 25, 2015, at the Big Bend Hospice House in Tallahassee, Florida. The son of Broward N. and Lizzie Sapp Wilkes, he was born in Cottondale, Florida.
He joined the United States Navy in 1960, serving as a Machinery Repairman 3rd Class on the USS Arcadia during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
He was a surveyor for the State of Florida, Department of Transportation, for 42 years. For 33 years, he and his wife owned and operated Len's Ceramics.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son, Tony Glenn Wilkes, and a grandson, and is survived by his wife of 33 years, Linda Robison Wilkes, his children, Leonard N. Wilkes (Gail), Elizabeth D. Wilkes (Dwayne), James E. Delaney (Alison), Jason R. Delaney (Amy); his siblings, Donald Wilkes (Martha), all of Tallahassee, Michael Wilkes (Jeannie) of North Carolina, Linda Wood (Ed) of Chipley; twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
He was blessed by close family friends Joey (Eva) and Jamie Vickers, of Tallahassee, as well as a host of other treasured friends and family.
Visitation is 6:00 until 8:00 PM Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Abbey Funeral Home.
The funeral is 11:00 AM Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Abbey Funeral Home, with interment following at Tallahassee Memory Gardens.
Contributions in his memory may be made to Big Bend Hospice. Online sympathies may be expressed at www.abbeyfh.com.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/Tallahassee/obituary.aspx?n=Leonard-Wilkes&pid=175952490
http://www.abbeyfh.com/obituaries/William-Wilkes-5/#!/Obituary
William married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
William married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Living
- 8. Tony Glenn Wilkes was born on 22 Sep 1972 in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA; died on 25 Jan 1974 in Leon, Florida, USA; was buried in Piney Grove Cemetery, Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA.
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Generation: 3
| 8. | Tony Glenn Wilkes (3.William2, 1.Broward1) was born on 22 Sep 1972 in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA; died on 25 Jan 1974 in Leon, Florida, USA; was buried in Piney Grove Cemetery, Cottondale, Jackson, Florida, USA. |
Generation: 4
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