Passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2005. She was born on September 18, 1921 in Plant City, Florida. Her parents are the late Walter G. and Lois Clark Hull. Clark came to Pahokee in the 1930s; her family was some of the early pioneers. She is a graduate of Pahokee High School with the Class of 1939. After high school, she attended Florida Southern College and Webb School of Business. She returned to Pahokee and went to work for her father as a bookkeeper for Hull Packing Co., Inc. In 1946, she married Ellis Floyd Wilkinson of Pahokee. Together, they founded Red Devon Ranch, Inc., where they raised cattle and grew vegetables.
Clark was very active in her lifetime in civic, social, and church groups. She was a member of Xi Beta Tau, the Pahokee Woman's Club, PEO, and the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee. She was part of a program during World War II that knitted wraps for soldiers, for which she received a nice citation from the President of the United States. She was also one of the founders of Glades Day School, the first private school in the Glades area. One her greatest accomplishments was becoming the first woman mayor for the city of Pahokee. She served from 1987 to 1992. She took great pride in her community and always strived to make it a better place to live.
She was preceded in death by her former husband Ellis Floyd Wilkinson, her son Walter Ellis Wilkinson, and her sister Ginny Wilkinson. She is survived by her daughter Anne W. Hatton and her husband Travis of Okeechobee, and by her grandchildren Cameron Hatton of Okeechobee and Kristin Hatton of Cape Coral, Brad Wilkinson of Wellington and Michelle Hollingsworth of Wellington, sisters Kathryn Barnes of Pahokee, Hilda Wilkinson of Pahokee, and Tinky Nason of Vero Beach, and four great grandchildren.
The funeral service will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee, 491 East Main Street, Pahokee, FL 33476, on Wednesday at 3:00 pm. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the service at the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee. Donations may be made to the following: Florida United Methodist Children's Home, Hospice of Palm Beach County, or the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee.
Clark was very active in her lifetime in civic, social, and church groups. She was a member of Xi Beta Tau, the Pahokee Woman's Club, PEO, and the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee. She was part of a program during World War II that knitted wraps for soldiers, for which she received a nice citation from the President of the United States. She was also one of the founders of Glades Day School, the first private school in the Glades area. One her greatest accomplishments was becoming the first woman mayor for the city of Pahokee. She served from 1987 to 1992. She took great pride in her community and always strived to make it a better place to live.
She was preceded in death by her former husband Ellis Floyd Wilkinson, her son Walter Ellis Wilkinson, and her sister Ginny Wilkinson. She is survived by her daughter Anne W. Hatton and her husband Travis of Okeechobee, and by her grandchildren Cameron Hatton of Okeechobee and Kristin Hatton of Cape Coral, Brad Wilkinson of Wellington and Michelle Hollingsworth of Wellington, sisters Kathryn Barnes of Pahokee, Hilda Wilkinson of Pahokee, and Tinky Nason of Vero Beach, and four great grandchildren.
The funeral service will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee, 491 East Main Street, Pahokee, FL 33476, on Wednesday at 3:00 pm. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the service at the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee. Donations may be made to the following: Florida United Methodist Children's Home, Hospice of Palm Beach County, or the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee.
Passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2005. She was born on September 18, 1921 in Plant City, Florida. Her parents are the late Walter G. and Lois Clark Hull. Clark came to Pahokee in the 1930s; her family was some of the early pioneers. She is a graduate of Pahokee High School with the Class of 1939. After high school, she attended Florida Southern College and Webb School of Business. She returned to Pahokee and went to work for her father as a bookkeeper for Hull Packing Co., Inc. In 1946, she married Ellis Floyd Wilkinson of Pahokee. Together, they founded Red Devon Ranch, Inc., where they raised cattle and grew vegetables.
Clark was very active in her lifetime in civic, social, and church groups. She was a member of Xi Beta Tau, the Pahokee Woman's Club, PEO, and the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee. She was part of a program during World War II that knitted wraps for soldiers, for which she received a nice citation from the President of the United States. She was also one of the founders of Glades Day School, the first private school in the Glades area. One her greatest accomplishments was becoming the first woman mayor for the city of Pahokee. She served from 1987 to 1992. She took great pride in her community and always strived to make it a better place to live.
She was preceded in death by her former husband Ellis Floyd Wilkinson, her son Walter Ellis Wilkinson, and her sister Ginny Wilkinson. She is survived by her daughter Anne W. Hatton and her husband Travis of Okeechobee, and by her grandchildren Cameron Hatton of Okeechobee and Kristin Hatton of Cape Coral, Brad Wilkinson of Wellington and Michelle Hollingsworth of Wellington, sisters Kathryn Barnes of Pahokee, Hilda Wilkinson of Pahokee, and Tinky Nason of Vero Beach, and four great grandchildren.
The funeral service will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee, 491 East Main Street, Pahokee, FL 33476, on Wednesday at 3:00 pm. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the service at the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee. Donations may be made to the following: Florida United Methodist Children's Home, Hospice of Palm Beach County, or the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee.
Clark was very active in her lifetime in civic, social, and church groups. She was a member of Xi Beta Tau, the Pahokee Woman's Club, PEO, and the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee. She was part of a program during World War II that knitted wraps for soldiers, for which she received a nice citation from the President of the United States. She was also one of the founders of Glades Day School, the first private school in the Glades area. One her greatest accomplishments was becoming the first woman mayor for the city of Pahokee. She served from 1987 to 1992. She took great pride in her community and always strived to make it a better place to live.
She was preceded in death by her former husband Ellis Floyd Wilkinson, her son Walter Ellis Wilkinson, and her sister Ginny Wilkinson. She is survived by her daughter Anne W. Hatton and her husband Travis of Okeechobee, and by her grandchildren Cameron Hatton of Okeechobee and Kristin Hatton of Cape Coral, Brad Wilkinson of Wellington and Michelle Hollingsworth of Wellington, sisters Kathryn Barnes of Pahokee, Hilda Wilkinson of Pahokee, and Tinky Nason of Vero Beach, and four great grandchildren.
The funeral service will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee, 491 East Main Street, Pahokee, FL 33476, on Wednesday at 3:00 pm. There will be a visitation held one hour prior to the service at the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee. Donations may be made to the following: Florida United Methodist Children's Home, Hospice of Palm Beach County, or the First United Methodist Church of Pahokee.
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