- Date Of Birth: February 20, 1923
- Date Of Death: April 13, 2012
- State: Florida
Agnes P. Wilkins, age 89, of Shalimar, FL., made her transition from her life here on Earth to her Heavenly Home on Friday, 13 April 2012 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. She will be reuniting in Heaven with her beloved husband, Clinton L. Wilkins.
Agnes was born in Kinard, FL to the late John William and Beckie Daniels Player. After graduating from high school in Kinard, FL she moved to Panama City, FL where she was a cashier in her Uncle’s Grocery Store. There, she met the love of her life, Clinton L. Wilkins, and were married on 7 January 1942. They moved to Laurel Hill, FL in 1947 and lived there several years prior to moving to Shalimar, FL.
Agnes was a kind and loving wife, mother, maw ma, granny, and sister. She had a great sense of humor and was overloaded with wit. She loved kidding and joking with everyone. You had to be quick to pull something on her.
Agnes was preceded in death by her parents John W. and Beckie D. Player, her beloved husband, Clinton L. Wilkins, two brothers, Henry Player and Silas C. Player, two sisters, Lula B. Kemp and Maggie A. Shirrah.
Survivors include two daughters, Phyllis J. Gortman of Wewahitchka, FL and Carolyn A. Carte of Shalimar, FL; four loving grandsons, Thomas E. Wood (Gloria), Christopher M. Wood, Russell A. Wood all of Wewahitchka, FL and James W. Carte (Amy) of Fort Walton Beach, FL; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Ola Mae Clark of Port St. Joe, FL; two brothers, Otis Player of Palatka, FL; and John W Player, Jr. of Destin, FL, and numerous nieces and nephews.
