Walter Wilkins

Walter Lee Wilkins was born January 28, 1917 in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of the late William Robert Wilkins and Roma Elizabeth Hughes Wilkins Jarrett. After his father's death in 1918, Walter moved with his mother and four young brothers from Fort Worth to the Adamsville and Morris Chapel areas. He attended all twelve years of school and graduated from high school at Morris Chapel.



On September 24, 1938 Walter was united in marriage to the late Inez Irene Hughes who preceded him in death on December 24, 2005. In about 1940, Walter moved to Texas City, Texas where he worked in construction work.



In 1943, Walter returned to Tennessee where he was inducted into The United States Marine Corps. He served during the Second World War from 1943 to 1946. He was honorably discharged on June 13, 1946 with the rank of Staff Sergeant. Some of his assignments included the Marshall Islands, Guam, Okinawa, and Yokohama, Japan in the Pacific Theater of Operations.



After the war, Walter moved back to the Adamsville, Tennessee area and farmed from 1947 to 1953. In 1953, he moved to Paducah, Kentucky where he worked as the material management coordinator for the atomic energy plant run by Carbide Corporation of Paducah. He retired on August 30, 1968.



On May 19, 1983, Walter moved from Paducah to 1020 Old Morris Chapel Road, Adamsville, Tennessee. Walter was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Adamsville and a Shriner. He really enjoyed hunting, fishing and golf.



Walter is survived by a host of relatives and friends and a special friend, Mrs. Faye Landreth and her family. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and five brothers.