Eugene Wesley Wilkins, Sr.

February 16, 1929 - September 3, 2007

Funeral service for Eugene Wesley Wilkins Sr., 78, Reyes Road, DeLand, who died September 3, 2007, at Florida Hospital DeLand, will be 11 a.m. Friday, September 7, at Stetson Baptist Church, 1025 W. Minnesota Ave., DeLand, with Pastor Reggie May officiating. Burial will be at DeLand Memorial Gardens. Calling hours will be from 10 a.m. until service time.

Mr. Wilkins was born in Nansemond, VA and moved to this area in 1959 from Suffolk, VA. He was retired assistant director of the physical plant after 30 years with Stetson University. He was a member of Stetson Baptist Church where he was on the building committee, taught Sunday school, sang in the adult choir, the Voice of Victory Choir, and was a former deacon.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Betty Wilkins, DeLand; sons, Eugene (Chip) Wilkins, Jacksonville; daughter, Susan and Lloyd Joiner, DeLand; brother, Fred Wilkins, Suffolk, VA and granddaughter, Ginny Joiner, DeLand. He was preceded in death by his sister, Doris Barnes.

Memorial donations may be made to Stetson Baptist Church Building Fund, 1025 W. Minnesota Ave., DeLand, FL 32720. We invite youto sign the Guest Book maintained by the Daytona Beach News Journal.