Doris I. Wilkins, 89, of Milan, IL, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 23, 2018 at Rosewood Care Center in Moline. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 12pm in the Runge Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be Friday from10 am until noon at the mortuary.
Her final resting place will be in the Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family
Online condolences may be left at www.rungemortuary.com.
Doris was born January 5, 1929 in East Peoria, IL; the loving daughter of Lyell and Thelma (Noll) Walker. She was united in marriage to William C. Wilkins Jr., on January 20, 1946 in Rock Island. He preceded her in death on February 19, 1989.
She had been employed as a cashier for the Rock Island National Commissary prior to her retirement. She greatly enjoyed bingo, reading and crocheting in her spare time.
Those left to cherish her memory include her children: Marcia Waldron, Milan, IL; Barbara (Richard) Voss, Coal Valley, IL; Dennis (Kate) Wilkins, Oceanside, CA; 8 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren; brother, Larry Walker, Jacksonville, FL and sisters, Lenora Ahrens, Omaha, NE and Gloria Cunningham, Milan, IL. In addition to her parents, husband and son, William, III, Doris will be greeted in heaven by her siblings: Ida Mae Schroeder, Betty Buchanan; brothers: Robert, Melvin and Howard Walker and a son-in-law, Richard Waldron.