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Russell Orville Wilkeson Veteran

Birth: 10 Mar 1915
Ohio, USA
Death: 6 Jan 2011 (aged 95)
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA
Burial: Riverside Memorial Park

Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 30.2978226, Longitude: -81.767551
Memorial ID: 144633411 View Source

Russell was husband of Mabel Wilkeson, father of 2 sons and 2 daughters, Ronald Lee, Marlene, Mary, and Leon Wilkeson, founding member and bassist of the legendary Southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.

He died at age 95 years, 9 months, 27 days.

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MOMM1 US NAVY WORLD WAR II

HAIL TO THE CHIEF

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Mable Amelia Ludwig Wilkeson

1921–2020 (m. 1941)

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