Atkinson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Knowles, Leona Wilkerson June 8, 2009
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Atkinson County Citizen - June 11, 2009
   Leona Wilkerson Knowles, 93, of Willacoochee, passed away on Monday, June 8, 
2009, at Heritage House, Crestwood, in Valdosta. Mrs. Knowles, a native of 
Coffee County, was born Oct. 4, 1915. She was the daughter of the late Richmond 
and Harriet Gaskins Wilkerson. Daughter, Beth Jean Lynn, preceded her in death. 
She was a homemaker, a member of Willacoochee Baptist Church and the widow of 
the late Benjamin Franklin Knowles. 
 Survivors include son, Jimmy Knowles and wife Sharon, Valdosta; sister-in-law, 
Lucille Knowles, Willacoochee; grandchildren, Melissa Alderman and husband 
Ricky, Teresa Garrett and husband Johnny, Rusty Minor and wife Judy;
great-grandchildren, David Workman, Wade Minor and Alex Garrett; special niece,
Catherine Waters and nephew, Roy Wilkerson; numerous other nieces and nephews. 
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., today, June 11, 2009, at the Willacoochee
Baptist Church in Willacoochee with the Rev. Bill Huffstuttler and the Rev. John C.
McMillan officiating. The church choir will sing "Amazing Grace" and "How Great Thou
Art." Also, soloist Wanda Hutcheson will sing "Beulah Land" with Bonnie Kunberger,
pianist, and Betty Boatwright, organist. 
Burial will follow in the Satilla Gardens Cemetery near Douglas. Active pallbearers
are John Kunberger, John LIndsey, Phillip Knowles, David Floyd, Edsel Lewis and
Johnny McRae. 
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society
3DLeona%26ln%3DKnowles> or The Alzheimer's Foundation. A special thanks to United
Hospice of Valdosta and Heritage Health Care @ Crestwood. 
grandchildren, David Workman, Wade Minor and Alex Garrett; special niece, Cat
Catherine Waters and nephew, Roy Wilkerson; numerous other nieces and nephews. 
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., today, June 11, 2009, at the Willacoochee Ba
Baptist Church in Willacoochee with the Rev. Bill Huffstuttler and the Rev. Jo
John C. McMillan officiating. The church choir will sing "Amazing Grace" an
and "How Great Thou Art." Also, soloist Wanda Hutcheson will sing "Beulah Land" wi
with Bonnie Kunberger, pianist, and Betty Boatwright, organist. 
Burial will follow in the Satilla Gardens Cemetery near Douglas. Active p
pallbearers are John Kunberger, John LIndsey, Phillip Knowles, David Floyd, E
Edsel Lewis and Johnny McRae. 
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society 
3DLeona%26ln%3DKnowles> or The Alzheimer's Foundation. A special thanks to 
United Hospice of Valdosta and Heritage Health Care @ Crestwood. - Sims Funeral 
Home is in charge of arrangements.  

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