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    Mr. Gene A. Wilkes
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    Mr. Gene A. Wilkes

    February 27, 1946 - October 20, 2021

    Funeral services for Mr. Gene A. Wilkes, 75, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2021, in the Chapel of Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. The Rev. Steve Winburn and The Rev. Burke Hoffman will officiate with burial to follow in Wilkes Chapel Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Wilkes entered into rest on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Born in Darlington Co., SC, he was a son of the late Jessie Malone and Mae Etter Warren Wilkes. He was a member of Wilkes Chapel. Gene retired from RBC Bearings after many years of service. In his spare time, he enjoyed tinkering with his little red tractor. He was a kind and gentle man that will be missed dearly. Surviving are his wife, Deena Watford Wilkes of McBee, SC; children, Jeannie W. (Kyle) Hause of Hartsville, SC, Crystal W. Jordan of Patrick, SC, Crystal (Jeff) Winburn of McBee, SC, Brad (Susan) Lear of Hartsville, SC; sister, Mary Lou Hancock; brothers, Jessie "Boker" (Lou Ann) Wilkes, Jerry (Abigail) Wilkes, Lawrence "Pete" (Michelle) Wilkes; grandchildren, Noah Hause, Amber Winburn, Grayson Winburn, Emma Winburn, Curtis Lear. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, James Lee "Tot" Wilkes; sister, Frances Wilkes McKenzie; granddaughter, Kylie Hause. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his honor to Wilkes Chapel, c/o Linda K. Boan, 158 Timmy Boan Lane, Hartsville, SC 29550.

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    Funeral services for Mr. Gene A. Wilkes, 75, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 23, 2021, in the Chapel of Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. The Rev. Steve Winburn and The Rev. Burke Hoffman will officiate with burial to follow... View Obituary & Service Information

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