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Mary E. Wilkinson

Mary Elaine Wilkinson, 86, of Columbia City, IN, and having family members in Huntington, IN, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, at 11:27 a.m. at Parkview Whitley Hospital.

Mrs. Wilkinson graduated from North Side High School in 1946. She had lived in Fort Wayne, Columbia City and Florida, moving back to Columbia City in 2013. She had been employed at the Garden Gift Shop and Dana Weatherhead, in Columbia City, and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, in St. Petersburg, FL, and Zion Lutheran Church, in Columbia City.

She was born Nov. 26, 1927, in Fort Wayne to Edward O. Sr. and Lucille Mary Jackson Bowser. She married Robert C. Wilkinson on June 1, 1947, and he preceded her in death.

Survivors include a daughter, Rhonda S. (Robert) Happ, of Fort Wayne; two sons, Steven R. (Betty) Wilkinson, of Columbia City, and Terry P. (Kathy) Wilkinson, of Huntington; a brother, Edward (Thelma) Bowser, of Defiance, OH; 20 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

Calling is Wednesday, Sept.10, 2014, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. A service will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, at 10 a.m., with Rev. Phil Rittner officiating. Burial will be at Covington Memorial Gardens, in Fort Wayne.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Riley Children's Foundation.