Mrs. Leola Hayden Wilkerson, 101, of Morganton went to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, February 16, 2020 at Grace Heights Health and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Wilkerson was born in McDowell, NC to the late Lemon Hayden and Josephine Moore Hayden.
Leola was a faithful member of Gaston Chapel AME Church for 50 years, she also retired from Drexel Heritage furniture where she worked in custodial services.
In addition to her parents Leola was preceded in death by her husband, James Robert Wilkerson (Frosty), sons; John Lee Hayden, Sr., Tommy Shell Hayden, brother; Joseph F. Hayden, sisters; Lovie Ann Hayden, and Georgia Brown, and nephew Leroy Hayden.
Those left to cherish Leola’s memories are a special niece; Leona (Lee) Hayden, a special granddaughter; Madelyn Hayden-Powell (Lemuel), daughter-in-law; Loma T. Hayden, grandchildren; Michelle Hayden, Johnny Hayden, Jr., Anna Rivera, Mamie Carson, and WeDonna Carson, nieces; Mary Ruth Hayden, and Virginia Louise Moss (Butch), nephew; James Milton Hayden (Vanessa), 24 great grandchildren, 33 great-great grandchildren, and host of nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.
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