Mrs. Anna Jo Wilkes, 73, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at her residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, on Thursday, September 29, 2011, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 30, 2011, at Camp Ground United Methodist Church in Louisville, Mississippi, with Rev. Larry Haggard officiating. Interment will be in Camp Ground United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilkes was born March 28, 1938. She was a member of Camp Ground United Methodist Church and she was a homemaker. Mrs. Wilkes served on the Board of Directors for the Winston County Library and as the Secretary of the Liberty Water Association.
Mrs. Wilkes is survived by a daughter, Jo Gaye Wilkes; a son, Charles M. Wilkes, Jr. and wife, Cindy; a brother, Billy Watson and wife, Caroline; a sister-in-law, Juanice Watson; and two grandchildren: Joleigh Anna Wilkes and Jenna Lynne Wilkes, all of Louisville, Mississippi. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles M. “Sonny” Wilkes and her parents, Oliver and Alma Barfield Watson.
Pallbearers will be Rusty Suttle, Mike Perkins, Tim Smith, Phillip Carter, Tim Reed and John Albert Young. Memorials may be given to the Camp Ground Cemetery Fund. Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS is handling the arrangements. You may sign the guestbook at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.
