Henrietta Thompson Wilkinson
Black Mountain
The Rev. Henrietta Thompson Wilkinson, 84, died Sunday, March 30, at her residence.
A memorial service will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Black Mountain Presbyterian Church. A graveside service will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Hillside Cemetery; Laurinburg officiated by the Rev. Elizabeth Forester.
She is survived by two sons, John Wilkinson of Orland, ME and Daniel Wilkinson of New Haven, CT; two daughters, Dr. Betty Wilkinson of Fairhope, AL and Nancy Kropacek of St. Augustine, FA; three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. D. Douglas Wilkinson.
She was a graduate of Agnes Scott College and the Presbyterian School of Christian Education. At age 62 she attended Columbia Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1984. She served churches in Decatur, GA, Mobile, AL, and Black Mountain. She also received awards from St. Andrews Presbyterian College and the Association of Presbyterian Educators for her work.
Memorials are requested for the Montreat Conference Center, PO Box 969, Montreat, NC 28757 or Union Theological Seminary, 3401 Brook Road, Richmond, VA 23227.
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