Mattie Wilkerson

May 17, 1917 - August 16, 2007

Mrs. Mattie Green Wilkerson, Age 90 of New Middleton, TN., died Thursday, August 16, 2007 at Smith County Health Care Center, Carthage, TN. Mrs. Wilkerson was born May 17, 1917 in Smith County, TN., the daughter of the late Fannie Eliza Sanders and David Rigsby. Four Siblings preceded her in death, Jim Rigsby, Fannie Ruffith, Betty Lafaver and David Lee Rigsby. She was married on December 24, 1935 to Joe Sanderson Wilkerson and he preceded her in death on May 25, 1979. She was a homemaker and was a member of the New Middleton United Methodist Church. Mrs. Wilkerson is survived by a Son and Daughter-in-Law, Frank Gordon and Wanda Wilkerson of Lebanon, TN. Sister, Sally Boulton of Brush Creek, TN. Brother, Willis Rigsby of Ashland City, TN.Mrs. Wilkerson’s remains are at the Gordonsville Chapel of Bass Funeral Homes where Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. conducted by Bro. Larry Gregory. Interment will follow in Ridgewood Cemetery, Carthage, TN.The Wilkerson family will receive friends at the Gordonsville Chapel on Friday from 12:00 Noon to 8:00 P.M. and on Saturday from 11:00 A.M. until service time at 2:00 P.M.