Mrs. Wilkins was married to the late Deacon William Hayward Wilkins.
In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by: brothers, Rev. Chester Lee Miller, Billy Miller; sister, Ailene Miller Robnson (Allen) of Asheville, NC; sons, William Cornelius Wilkins of Chesnee, SC, Alvin Randall Wilkins of Chesnee; grandchild, Kenneth McIntyre.
Mrs. Wilkins was a deaconess, member, choir member and missionary of New Bedford Baptist Church in Campobello, South Carolina.
She was employed at the Adidas Corporation in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Left to cherish fond and loving memories are: sisters, Jessie Mae McDowell of Inman, SC, Kate Fant of New York, NY, Ophelia Boyce of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, Lorraine Davis of Charlotte, NC; daughters, Mrs. Margaret Louise Wilkins Lindsey (Carl) of Spartanburg, SC, Mrs. Karen Wilkins Dinkins (Lyman) of Los Angeles, CA, Mrs. Sharlene Wilkins Heyward (Frederick) of Charlotte, NC; daughter-in-love, Ms. Patricia Fernanders Wilkins of Spartanburg, SC; sons, Mr. Larry Donnell Wilkins (Penelope) of Augusta, GA, Mr. Kenneth Hayward Wilkins of Chesnee, SC; nine grandchildren, Deborah McGrew (the late Anthony McGrew), William Jermane Wilkins, Brian Thompson, Reginald Lindsey (Latisha), Shaneil Wilkins Wright, Marisa Lindsey, William Hayward Dinkins, William Frederick Heyward, Chandler Wilkins Heyward; eighteen greatgrandchildren; two great-greatgrandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
A Celebration of her Life will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at New Bedford Baptist Church, Campobello, SC. Burial will be in the church cemetery.