Obituary Record

Bessie Wilma (Reeh) Wilkins
Died on 5/3/1988

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Bessie Wilkins, 95

Funeral services for Bessie Wilma Wilkins, 95, of Blair will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 6, 1988, at First Methodist Church with Rev. June Focken officiating. Burial will be in the Blair Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Kenneth Thone, Jeff Kempcke, John Jessen, Art Kempcke, Hiram Hawley and Raymond Webster.

She died May 3 at Crowell Memorial Home.

Bessie was born west of Blair February 24, 1893, to August and Cora (Pettit) Reeh.

She attended schools in Lincoln Township, and April 23, 1910, married Cleon Robert Wilkins in Blair.

He preceded her in death November 10, 1956. Also preceding her in death were one son, one sister and four brothers.

Survivors include her daughter, Mrs. Bill (Nellie Rose) Nielsen of Blair, three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and sisters, Mrs. Ann Hahn of Lincoln and Mrs. Ruth B. Thone of Herman.

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