Clara was a graduate of Foster Grove High School.
She was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church where she served in the Ensemble Choir and the Young Women's Missionary Association.
Survivors include: her siblings, Teresa Wilkins of Campobello, SC, Jimmie W. (Peggy) Wilkins and Ronnie (Sheila) Miller both of Spartanburg, SC; her sisters-in-law, Vonda Wilkins of Hampton, VA and Ida Wilkins of Spartanburg, SC; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.
She was preceded in death by three siblings, Irene Cates, Otto Wilkins, Jr. and James Wilkins.
A Celebration of the Life of Clara Ruth Wilkins will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 505 Hickory Nut Rd., Inman,SC. Pastor Bobby R. Caldwell will officiate.