Mr. Wilkins was born on September 23, 1948, in Galveston to Clarence and Norma Wilkins and passed away July 23, 2014. He served during Vietnam in both the 1st and 3rd Marine Division Force Reconnaissance Company, and worked for over 30 years as a delivery driver in the Tyler area where he lived for 39 years.
He is survived by son, Michael Wilkins and wife Melissa, of Flint; daughter, Angela Collins and husband Jim, of Chandler; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; mother, Norma Griffith Wilkins, of Eustace; and sister, Nancy Hall of Eustace.
He was preceded in death by Jeanella, his wife of 39 years; brother, Benny; and father, Clarence.
Arrangements under the direction of Tyler Memorial Funeral Home - Cemetery and Mausoleum, Tyler, Texas.