Robert C. WILKERSON, Jr.^[1]

1919 - 2011  (91 years)

• Name	Robert C. WILKERSON
  Suffix	Jr.
  Nickname	Bob
  Birth	22 Sep 1919	Rustburg, Campbell Co, VA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Feb 2011  [2]
  	Bob died on 27 February 2011. He was 91 years old. His last residence was Portsmouth, Virginia.
  funeral	3 Mar 2011	Chesapeake City, VA   [3]
  	His funeral was conducted at Churchland Baptist Church in Chesapeake, Virginia at 1:00pm on 3 March 2011.
  WWII	Army
  	According to his obituary, Bob served in the 596 Parachute Engineer Company of the 517 Parachute Combat Team during World War II. He was a Purple Heart recipient.
  Burial	3 Mar 2011	Chesapeake City, VA   [3]
  	Interment, with military honors, followed at Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery.
  Person ID	I64474	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Betty Ann CHERRY,   b. 13 Jun 1927, Norfolk Co, VA d. 17 Feb 2010 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	c. 1948  [4]
  	Betty's 2010 obituary notes that the couple had been married for 62 years.
  Notes	Betty's and Bob's obits each name the same 2 grandchildren and great-grandchild, but the parents of those children have not been determined.
  Children	1. Cheryl A. WILKERSON   2. Betsy P. WILKERSON   3. Mollie L. WILKERSON   4. Robert C. WILKERSON, III
  Family ID	F7755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2670] Palmer Cherry, Sr. obituary, The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) 17 November 2001. [S5251] Robert C. Wilkerson. SSDI. Ancestry.com. [S5254] Robert Wilkerson, Jr. obituary, The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) 1 March 2011. [S5252] Betty A. Wilkerson obituary, The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) 19 February 2010.