Mrs. Minnie B. Wilkins

Minnie B. Wilkins 1928 - 2014 Mrs. Minnie B (Woodson) Wilkins, age 85, died peacefully at Fairhaven Nursing Home in Lowell, MA on September 3, 2014 after a fourteen year long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Farmville, VA on October 14, 1928 to David and Lillian (West) Woodson, Mrs. Wilkins was the youngest of four children. Due to her feisty attitude and her tough demeanor, her three older brothers lovingly called her “Tommy” (short for Tomboy) – a nickname that friends and family would continue to call her throughout her life. A graduate of Barringer High School and Newark Preparatory Business College in Newark, NJ, Mrs. Wilkins combined her love for knowledge and scriptures by earning a Certificate of General Bible Studies from the Manhattan Bible Institute in Goldsboro, NC and later a Certificate of Ordination to the International Board of Elders of the Morris Cerullo Ministries. She was also a long-time member of the New England Pentecostal Church in Pelham NH. Her love for words also included secular interests, as she loved watching game shows such as Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune, and playing board games – especially Scrabble where she would almost always win. She enjoyed fishing, cooking, gardening, crocheting and spending time with her grandchildren. In 1949, she married Sidney Wilkins, Jr, an enlisted member of the United Stated Army. Due to her husband’s military service, Mrs. Wilkins and her family spent some time in Germany and traveled extensively in the United States prior to settling in Lowell, MA. In addition to caring for her husband and six children, Mrs. Wilkins maintained a career outside of the home working as a Presser, Job Counselor, and a teacher in the church. Mrs. Wilkins was preceded in death by her parents, David Marcellus and Lillian A. Woodson, her brothers LeRoy David Woodson, Harrison Marcellus Woodson and James Cleophas Woodson, and her great-granddaughter, Alexus Monai Alexander. She leaves behind her husband of 65 years, Sidney Wilkins Jr., and their six children; Deborah LaJuan Wilkins, Donald D’Wayne Wilkins, Jacquelyn Irene Wilkins, Sidney Creig Wilkins and his wife Donna, David Marcellus Wilkins and his wife Donna, and Steven Lance Wilkins. She also leaves behind seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. FUNERAL NOTICE WILKINS—In Lowell, September 3, 2014, Minnie B. (Woodson) Wilkins, age 85. A private service will be held on Monday, September 8, 2014 for the family. For those who wish, the family would prefer expressions of sympathy in Minnie’s name be made to Alzheimer’s Association by visiting http://www.alz.org to donate online. ARRANGEMENTS BY THE FAY McCABE FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 978-459-9222. www.faymccabe.com

Mrs. Minnie B. Wilkins

October 14, 1928 - September 3, 2014