 1947 - 2012 (64 years)
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| Name |
Mary Cornelia Wilkes |
| Birth |
18 Sep 1947 |
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
31 May 2012 |
Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA |
- A memorial service for Mary Wilkes Burgess, will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Eastminster Presbyterian Church, officiated by Rev. Dr. Brad Smith. Visitation and a reception will follow the service in Thompson Hall. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, is assisting the family.
Mrs. Burgess died Thursday, May 31, 2012. Born in Chester, she was a daughter of the late John Cornellia and Helen Cassells Wilkes. She was a member of Eastminster Presbyterian Church and the Solid Rock "Young Adult" Sunday School Class.
Following her retirement from Constan, Inc. as Office Manager many years ago, she devoted her time to her family, especially her grandchildren.
Surviving are her beloved husband of 42 years, Hugh Burgess; daughter and son-in-law, Kara and Ben Glenn; grandchildren, Cole and Juliet Glenn; brother-in-law, John (Ann) Bowles of Columbia and numerous other relatives.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by an infant son and sister, Barbara Wilkes Bowles.
The family wishes to thank Dr. S. Terry Smith and nurses, Kathy and Mary, for their compassion and care shown to Mary, as well as, her beloved friends, Marian Hornsby, Catherine Matthews and Cathy Brown.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to South Carolina Ovarian Cancer Foundation, Riverbanks Region Chapter, 602 Meeting Street, West Columbia SC 29169.
http://www.dunbarfunerals.com/obituaries/tribute.html?url=http://stei-23911.tributes.com/show/Mary-Wilkes-Burgess-93894158
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| Burial |
2 Jun 2012 |
| Person ID |
I22838 |
tng Genealogy |
| Father |
John Cornelius Wilkes, Jr, b. 2 Aug 1915, Chester, South Carolina, USA d. Nov 1969, South Waccamaw Street, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA (Age 54 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Helen Cassells, b. 8 May 1913 d. 3 May 2010, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA (Age 96 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Family ID |
F6235 |
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 | Birth - 18 Sep 1947 - Chester, Chester, South Carolina, USA |
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 | Death - 31 May 2012 - Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA |
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