Peggy Atkins Wilkerson

Peggy Atkins Wilkerson, 91, of New Bern passed away on September 21, 2016.

A descendant of a pioneering Wake County, NC family, she was one of nine children born to Margaret (Maggie) and Roger Merritt Atkins, of Holly Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, C.W. (Bill) Wilkerson, in 1996; and by all her siblings: Robert, Anna Margaret, Percy, Elmo, Adelaide, Christeen, Charles and Adelle.

Peggy graduated from Fuquay Springs High School and Hardbarger’s Business College. She retired from the United States Probation Office of the U.S. Courts.

Peggy was a devoted member of Centenary United Methodist Church, New Bern, and served as a volunteer in the church library. A charter member of the North Carolina Shell Club, Peggy will be remembered for sharing her seashells with many school children. She will also be remembered for sharing her Christmas poem passed down by her mother for many generations.

She is survived by a daughter, Martha (Marti) Atkins Wilkerson, and husband, Joshua Arfield, of New York City; a son, Charles (Chuck) W. Wilkerson, Jr., and wife, Marianne, of Los Alamos, New Mexico; a grandson, Neil William Wilkerson, of Los Alamos, New Mexico; and many nieces and nephews.

Memorial services are scheduled for September 25th at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of Centenary United Methodist Church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the North Carolina Aquarium Society, 3125 Poplarwood Court Suite 160., Raleigh, NC 27604, or a charity of your choice.