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Ellis Henry Wilkes

Ellis Henry Wilkes

Male 1947 - 2014  (67 years)

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  • Name Ellis Henry Wilkes  [1, 2
    Birth 11 Apr 1947  Macon, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Aug 2014  Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Ellis Henry Wilkes, age 67, of Franklin, NC, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2014.

      He was born in Macon County, the son of Ruth Tallent Wilkes and the late Henry Herman Wilkes. He was married to Dorothy Green Wilkes, who died in 2011. He was owner of Wilkes Paint and Body Shop. He was a loving father, enjoyed working on old cars, hunting and fishing. He was a member of Olive Hill Gospel Chapel.

      In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sons, Wesley Ray Wilkes and his wife Vickie and Mitchell Ellis Wilkes and his wife Nina all of Franklin, NC; a sister, Tammy Robbins of Franklin, NC; two brothers, Terry Wilkes of South Carolina and Allen Wilkes of Franklin, NC.

      Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 20th at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of Bryant Grant Funeral Home, with Rev. Barry Bowman and Rev. Terry Wilkes officiating.

      Burial will be in Wilkes Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Danny McLean, Tony Ellis, John Price, Donald Messer, Justin Messer, and Ben Messer.

      The family will receive friends from 1:00 till 2:00 pm Wednesday, one hour prior to the service, at the funeral home.

      Bryant Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

      https://www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.com/obituary/Ellis-Wilkes
    Burial Wilkes Cemetery, Burningtown, Macon, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I23821  tng Genealogy

    Father Henry Herman Wilkes,   b. 5 Feb 1922, Macon, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1995, Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Living 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F7938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Marie Green,   b. 11 Mar 1946, Macon, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 2011, Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F14257  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Apr 1947 - Macon, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Aug 2014 - Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134547995.
      Record for Ellis Henry Wilkes
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=110496077&indiv=try
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=110496077&indiv=try

    2. [S342] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).
      Roll Number: B_C061_66001; Volume: 26; Page: 408
      [ View birth certificate]