 1939 - 2012 (73 years)
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| Name |
Max E Wilkes [1] |
| Birth |
5 Sep 1939 |
Barbour, Alabama, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1993 |
Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA [1] |
| Death |
18 Oct 2012 |
St Francis Hospital, Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia, USA |
- Max E. Wilkes
September 5, 1939-October 18, 2012
Phenix City, AL- Max E. Wilkes, 73, of Phenix City, AL passed away Thursday, October 18, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am EST, on Monday, October 22, 2012, at Lakewood Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Williams and Dr. John Horner officiating. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memory Gardens and the family will receive friends Sunday evening from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at Vance Memorial Chapel. Serving as pallbearers are, Jimmy Davis, Mike Sanda, Merrill Rhodes, Jeff Maxwell, Clay Gullatt, Milton Mobley and Kinard Latham.
Mr. Wilkes was born September 5, 1939 in Barbour County, AL son of the late Alto Wilkes and Stella Baker Wilkes and also the son-in-law of the late Doris C. Weaver. He worked for the City of Phenix City for over 29 years with an additional 4 years on the City Council. Mr. Wilkes was a member of Lakewood Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and a member of the Lakewood TV ministry for over 30 years. He served his community by coaching the Boys Club Football team for 25 years and a Girls Club Volunteer for 47 years. He was on the Board of Directors of Chattahoochee Valley Hall of Fame, past president of Central High School PTA and Treasurer of St. Patrick School PTA. He was a member of the Phenix City Sports Council where he was instrumental in getting girls softball started in Phenix City. He served on the National ASA Umpire Staff from 1983 to present. He was inducted into the Alabama ASA Hall of Fame in 1993, the ASA National Hall of Fame in 2012, the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame in 2012 and Max was also a proud member of the Phenix City River Rats.
Mr. Wilkes is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Malinda Weaver Wilkes of Phenix City, AL; daughter, Allison Wilkes Chandler, husband Jimmy of Phenix City; son Max Fletcher Wilkes, wife Ali of Goodyear, AZ; sister, Maude Bowman of Eufaula; grandchildren, Wilkes Chandler, Wade Chandler, Mason Wilkes, and Jackson Wilkes; several nieces and nephews; much extended family members and many, many caring friends.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Doris C. Weaver Girls Club, PO Box 2940, Phenix City, AL 36868.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ledger-enquirer/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=160536131
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| Burial |
Lakeview Memory Gardens, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA [2] |
| Person ID |
I29329 |
tng Genealogy |
| Father |
Alto Wilkes, b. 13 Oct 1897, Alabama, USA d. Nov 1980, Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA (Age 83 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Stella Baker, b. 1908 d. 1976 (Age 68 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Family ID |
F10010 |
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 | Birth - 5 Sep 1939 - Barbour, Alabama, USA |
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 | Residence - 1993 - Phenix City, Russell, Alabama, USA |
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