Ms. Ann Woodall Wilkinson

Ann Claire Woodall Wilkinson died on May 15, 2023, at the age of 92 in Alpharetta, Georgia. Her parents were William Brantley and Hallie Lewis Woodall. Ann was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Ann was born in Benson, NC in 1930 and grew up in Smithfield, NC. She graduated from the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina, now UNC Greensboro. Ann lived most of her life in Wilmington, NC. In 2022, she moved to Georgia to be close to family. Ann was an active member of her community. In addition to raising three children, she was an avid reader and supporter of public libraries. She attended monthly meetings of her book club for 40 years, and she was a founding member and the first president of the Friends of the New Hanover County Library. Ann was an excellent and enthusiastic bridge player. She was a long-time member of her bridge club and traveled to other cities with friends to play in bridge tournaments. Ann was a member of the Cape Fear Country Club, the Carolina Yacht Club, and the Oleander Garden Club. She liked to grow and arrange flowers. She spent many hours in her rose garden, filled her home with fresh arrangements and enjoyed sharing roses with friends. Ann was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Charles Albert Wilkinson, her brothers Roy Preston Woodall and William Brantley Woodall, Jr. and her sister Jane Woodall Shankle. She is survived by her sons and daughter and their families: James and Ann Adams Wilkinson and their children Albert (Emma Carson Wilkinson), Edward, and Frances; Amy and Reginald Blackburn and their children Charles (Claire Levine Blackburn and daughter Fiona) and Katherine Watson (Gilbert Watson and daughter Evelyn); and Lewis and Deidra Reedy Wilkinson and their sons Reed (Sara Anderson Wilkinson) and Hayes (Mindy Miley Wilkinson and son Wright). A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, June 20that First Presbyterian Church at 125 South 3rd Street in Wilmington, NC 28401. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in memory of Ann Wilkinson to First Presbyterian Church or the Friends of the New Hanover County Library, 201 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, NC 28401.

Ms. Ann Woodall Wilkinson

November 9, 1930 - May 15, 2023