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Elsie Ann Wilkin, age 81 of Slidell, LA., died Saturday, November 08, 2008 in Slidell, LA.. and a member of St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Picayune, MS..
She was a beloved wife, mother, mother-in-law, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend. Elsie Ann was born March 21st, 1927 in Grand Forks, ND. to William Joseph "Joe" and Mabel (Brenden) Brown and enjoyed her many summers spent with family at their cottage at Maple Lake in Minnesota. She graduated early from Grand Forks Central High School and graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1948 with a Bachelors Degree in Journalism, where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority and Theta Sigma Phi journalism society. After working at several newspapers in North Dakota and South Dakota, her Theta Sigma Phi contacts resulted in a job as a researcher for Time Magazine in New York City.
In October 1958 she met Charles Robert "Bob" Wilkin of Brinkley, AR (son of Charley and Dorothy Wilkin), and on Feb 13th, 1960 they were married in New York. After a brief honeymoon in Lake Placid and Montreal, the newlyweds were off to Middletown, CT and later lived in Texas City, TX, Dallas, TX, Fort Smith, AR and Arkadelphia, AR, before settling in Slidell, LA in 1977. Elsie Ann was retired from the Folgers Coffee Company in New Orleans and a homemaker. An avid genealogist, Elsie Ann also enjoyed reading, traveling, cooking and spending time with her 12 grandchildren. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Philanthropic Education Organization (PEO), St. Tammany Genealogical Society, Colonial Dames, and a member of St. Barnabas Anglican Church in Picayune, MS.
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The deceased is survived by: her husband of 48 years (and beau of 50), Bob and their 4 children; Eric Wilkin and wife Kelli of Panama City, FL, Kari Wilkin Spencer and husband John of Slidell, LA, Rolf Wilkin and wife Ceri of Fayetteville, AR and Kurt Wilkin and wife Carrie of Austin, TX and her sister Barbara Modisett and husband John of Chapel Hill, NC, as well as several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her 12 grandchildren: Evan, Andrew, Daniel, Matthew, Stephen and Mary Spencer of Slidell, LA; Joe, Elise and Max Wilkin of Fayetteville, AR; and Luke, Brady and Bennett Wilkin of Austin, TX. .
The deceased is preceded in death by: her parents, Brother Frank A. Brown and Sister-in-law Mary Ellen Brown. | |
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| Date: | Thursday, November 13, 2008 | | Time: | 6:00pm - 9:00pm | | Location: | McDonald Funeral Home, Picayune, MS. |
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| Date: | Friday, November 14, 2008 | | Time: | 2:00pm | | Location: | St. Barnabas Angelican Church, 201 Norwood Street, Picayune, MS. 39466 |
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| Location: | at the Fayetteville National Cemetery in Fayetteville, AR. | | Directed by: | McDonald Funeral Home, Picayune, Mississippi |
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