Elvira M. Wilkins' Obituary
Elvira (Marvel) Wilkins, age 98, of Georgetown, DE, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 8, 2008, at Delaware Hospice Center, Milford, DE. She was born July 22, 1910 in Lewes, DE, daughter of the late Manean B. and Adah Rae (Steele) Marvel.
Mrs. Wilkins retired in 1973 after 16 years of service to the Stockley Center where she had worked as an Attendant. She enjoyed music and gardening. She was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church, Georgetown.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall B. Wilkins (1979) and her son M. Lawrence Wilkins (2008). She is survived by her son Wayne G. Wilkins and his wife Doris of Georgetown; her daughter, Nellie Brittingham of Millsboro, DE; her daughter-in-law Jane Lynn Wilkins of Georgetown; 7 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren; her brother Manean B. Marvel, Jr. and his wife Grace of Milford, DE; and her sister, Lettie Hurley of Lewes, DE.
Funeral services will be held Friday, December 12, 2008, 2:00 PM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Dodd-Carey Chapel, 307 N. Bedford Street, Georgetown, DE with Pastor Steve Uhthoff officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home beginning at 1:00 PM. Interment will be at Union Cemetery, Georgetown, DE.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Delaware Hospice Center, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963.
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