Mary Ellen Wilkerson

Mary Ellen Wilkerson, 93, of Lakeland, passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. She was born on May 1, 1922 in Wheaton, Missouri. She attended grade school in the country and graduated from Wheaton Missouri High School. Early in life she was baptized at Solid Rock Baptist Church on land that was donated by her father. Mary Ellen married John Wilkerson in the summer of 1949. She is survived by him along with her sons Joe, John and Bill, grandchildren, David and his wife Tina and Jay and his wife Andrea, and great-grandchildren Miles, Parker, Brody, and Kiley. Mary Ellen was very active not only in Cub Scouts as a Den Mother, but also the Memphis Runners Club. She volunteered for: Shelby County Sherriff visiting people, the Republican Party and Candidates for 50 years, and Memphis in May. She did work for the Election Commission for 30 years as an Election Day official. The family will receive friends and relatives on Friday, September 11th from 6-8pm at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 3700 N. Germantown Rd. The funeral will be held on Saturday at 10am also at the funeral home. The burial will be at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery on Monday, September 14 at 10:45am. Memorial contributions can be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.