Lena P. Wilkins, 91, of Mt. Morris, died at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, November 7, 1998, in Smithley Personal Care Home, Mt. Morris. Mrs. Wilkins lived her early life in West Virginia, but the majority of her life was spent in Mt. Morris. She worked at Sundale Nursing Home in Morgantown, W.Va., as a nurse's aide for 10 years. She also was a homemaker. Her husband, Arch S. Wilkins Sr., died March 26, 1960. Surviving are three sons, Ray Wilkins of Hamilton, Ohio, Arch Wilkins Jr. of Westover, W.Va., and Lawrence "Buck" Wilkins of Mt. Morris; five daughters, Maxine Turner of McMilville, Tenn., Mary Ellen Kerns and Evelyn Rose, both of Mt. Morris, Jean Neer of Bruceton Mills, W.Va., and Linda Huggins of Davistown; 17 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Esther Furman of Mt. Morris. Deceased, in addition to her husband, are a son, Charles Wilkins, who died in infancy; three sisters, Emma Romine, Emzie Shaffer and Tempe Fairfax; and three brothers, Hade, Willis and Harvey Davis. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Monday, November 9, 1998Lena P. Wilkins
Mt. Morris homemaker was nurse's aide
She was born July 17, 1907, in Sardis, W.Va., a daughter of Thomas and Leona Martin Davis.