Polk County GaArchives Obituaries.....Wilkes, Kenneth Franklin (Red) January 15, 2003 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: W. Stephens stephens2247@bellsouth.net. January 19, 2007, 10:05 am The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA, January 23, 2003 Kenneth Franklin (Red) Wilkes, 53, of 66 Main Line Rd., Rockmart, died Wednesday, January 15, 2003 at his residence. He was born April 23, 1949 in Polk County. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and served as 2 tours in Vietnam, was an employee with Wilkes Floor Covering and a member of Euharlee Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Walt and Ruby Presley. He is survived by his wife, Beverly Jennings Wilkes of Rockmart; mother, Bobbie June Bramlett of Rockmart; father and step-mother, H.E. and Jeanette Wilkes of Douglasville; daughters, Ruby Wilkes and Sara Wilkes both of Rockmart; brothers, Cecil Wilkes, Sr. of Palm Coast, Fla. And Bobby Wayne Wilkes of Cedartown; sister, Nova Jean Seay of Jonesboro, and two grandsons. The funeral services were held Saturday at 1 p.m. from the Emmanuel Baptist Church with Rev. Eddy Hughes, Rev Stevie Waddell and Rev. Edgar Pasley officiating. The interment followed in the Aragon Cemetery with Rockmart American Legion Post #12 in charge of Military Graveside Rites. Pallbearers: Randy Bradford and Denny Wayne Gar, Brian Wilkes, Cecil Wilkes Jr., Steve Wilkes and Shane Wilkes. The Freeman Harris Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements. (The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA, January 23, 2003) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/polk/obits/w/wilkes9273ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb