Eugene William Wilkinson

Wilkinson, Eugene William
Birth: 1934-04-16 in Washington, D.C.
Residence: Mechanicsville, Md.
Death: Friday, March 26, 2010
Laid to Rest: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 in the Charles Memorial
Gardens, Leonardtown, Maryland

Eugene “Gene” William Wilkinson, 75, of Mechanicsville, MD, died
Mar. 26, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born April 16, 1934, in
Washington, DC he was the son of the late Eugene William and Ruth
Cecelia Wilkinson. He was the loving husband of Sylvia Lorraine
Wilkinson whom he married on Oct. 6, 1956 at St. Francis Church in
Washington, DC.

He is also survived by his two children, Stephen Wilkinson of King
George, VA and David Wilkinson of Leonardtown, MD, as well as his
sister Joan Downs of Clinton, MD. Eugene “Gene” graduated from
Anacostia High School in 1952. Gene moved to St. Mary’s County in
1976 from Hillcrest Heights, MD. He worked for the C & P Telephone
Co. which is now known as Verizon as a telephone installer & repairman
which he retired from in 1985, and he was a Volunteer fireman.

The family will receive friends on Monday, March 29, 2010 from 5 p.m.
to 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD
where prayers will be said at 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held on
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 10:00 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner
Funeral Home Chapel with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment
will follow at Charles Memorial Gardens in Leonardtown, MD.
Pallbearers will be Stephen Wilkinson, David Wilkinson and William
Stephens.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.,
Leonardtown, MD.