Obituary of Virginia Drake Wilkins

VIRGINIA DRAKE WILKINS

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - January 7, 2004

Virginia Drake Wilkins, 91, formerly of Holland Drive, died Jan. 6,
2004, at Autumn Care of Suffolk.
A native of Como, N.C., she was the daughter of the late John Thomas
Drake and Ella Rawls Drake. She was a member of Antioch Christian
Church, Windsor. She was a homemaker and the widow of Fred B. Wilkins.
She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Fred L. and Eleanor T.
Wilkins of Windsor; two grandchildren, Kimberly W. Garrett and husband,
Christian of Windsor and Rebecca W. Adams and husband, Kent of Suffolk;
and a great-granddaughter, Brooke Garrett.
A funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Sidney F. Harrell
Chapel of the Harrell & Hill Funeral Home by the Rev. Mark Habecker.
Interment in Windsor Cemetery . Friends may join the family today from 7
to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and other times at the home of her son,
21463 Garrison Drive, Windsor.

Edition: FINAL
Section: LOCAL
Page: B7



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––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary –––

Virginia Drake Wilkins, 91, died 6 Jan 2004 in Suffolk. She was born in Como, N.C., daughter of John Thomas Drake and Ella Rawls Drake. She was a homemaker and member of Antioch Christian Church, Windsor.

Funeral was held 8 Jan 2004 at 11 a.m. at Sidney F. Harrell Chapel of Harrell & Hill Funeral Home by the Rev. Mark Habecker. Burial was in Windsor Cemetery.

––– Transcript –––

VIRGINIA DRAKE WILKINS

Virginia Drake Wilkins, 91, formerly of Holland Drive, died Jan. 6, 2004, at Autumn Care of Suffolk.

A native of Como, N.C., she was the daughter of the late John Thomas Drake and Ella Rawls Drake. She was a member of Antioch Christian Church, Windsor. She was a homemaker and the widow of Fred B. Wilkins.

She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Fred L. and Eleanor T. Wilkins of Windsor; two grandchildren, Kimberly W. Garrett and husband, Christian of Windsor and Rebecca W. Adams and husband, Kent of Suffolk; and a great-granddaughter, Brooke Garrett.

A funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Sidney F. Harrell Chapel of the Harrell & Hill Funeral Home by the Rev. Mark Habecker.

Interment in Windsor Cemetery. Friends may join the family today from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and other times at the home of her son, 21463 Garrison Drive, Windsor.

––– Vital Statistics –––

|--------------------------------------|
| Name  | Virginia Drake Wilkins       |
| Age   | 91                           |
| Birth | 1913 (estimated); Como, N.C. |
| Death | 6 Jan 2004; Suffolk, Va.     |
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––– Table of Relationships –––

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Name                   | Relationship      | Residence    |
|------------------------|-------------------|--------------|
| Virginia Drake Wilkins | Decedent          | Suffolk, Va. |
| Fred B. Wilkins        | Spouse            | —            |
| John Thomas Drake      | Father            | —            |
| Ella Rawls Drake       | Mother            | —            |
| Fred L. Wilkins        | Son               | Windsor, Va. |
| Eleanor T. Wilkins     | Daughter-in-law   | Windsor, Va. |
| Kimberly W. Garrett    | Grandchild        | Windsor, Va. |
| Christian Garrett      | Grandchild-in-law | Windsor, Va. |
| Rebecca W. Adams       | Grandchild        | Suffolk, Va. |
| Kent Adams             | Grandchild-in-law | Suffolk, Va. |
| Brooke Garrett         | Great-grandchild  | Windsor, Va. |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

––– Publication Details –––

|---------------------------------|
| Field    | Value                |
|----------|----------------------|
| Location | Norfolk, VA          |
| Name     | Virginian-Pilot, The |
| Date     | 7 Jan 2004           |
| Edition  | FINAL                |
| Section  | LOCAL                |
| Page     | B7                   |
|---------------------------------|

––– Other Relevant Information –––

• Homemaker
• Member of Antioch Christian Church, Windsor
• Widow of Fred B. Wilkins

		
[See also:
www.findagrave.com/memorial/93693537/virginia-d-wilkins
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93693530/fred-b-wilkins (spouse)
https://virginiagravestones.org/cemetery.php?cemID=2747
www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2153436/windsor-cemetery
]


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