Jack Edward Wilkes

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OLANTA — Jack Edward Wilkes, age 68, died Friday, June 27, 2014, after an illness.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Floyd Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in the Olanta Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Born in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Caleb Jessie Wilkes and Gladys Roberta Floyd Wilkes. He was a retired farmer and worked with McElveen Farms for more than 20 years.

Survivors include his daughter, Tonya (Matt) Lowder of Manning; three sisters, Diane (Eugene) Baker and Fadie Jean Wilkes, both of Olanta and Loretta (Sam) Hickson of Cheraw; three brothers, Jessie (Margaret) Wilkes of Florence, Bruce (Sarah) Wilkes of Olanta and R. J. Wilkes of Coward; two grandchildren, Aden and Adelyn; and a special friend, Margaret Strickland.

Memorials for Jack Edward Wilkes may be made to Sandhill Free Will Baptist Church, 1090 West Old Number 4 Highway, Coward, S.C. 29530.

Online condolences may be accessed at www.floydfuneral.com.