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Beatrice Wilkerson

March 8, 1942 — January 10, 2023

Jefferson City, TN

Beatrice Wilkerson

BEATRICE CHANDLER WILKERSON, age 80, of Jefferson City, TN departed life Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Turkey Creek Medical Center. She was a graduate of Austin High Class of 1961. She retired from the 1st Jefferson Memorial Hospital after 25+ years. She attended her family church of Boyd’s Creek Church of God in Sevierville many years, and became a member of Parkway Church of God in Sevierville. Until she became sick, she loved to play bingo with her senior center friends. She liked to go shopping and take trips with her daughter. She is preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Lillian Rucker Chandler; husband, Daniel C. Wilkerson; sisters, Audrey Driscol, Thelma Tookes, and Mary Chandler; brothers, Don Chandler and Glen Chandler. She leaves to mourn her son, Clark Dewayne (Kathy) Wilkerson of Santa Margarita, CA, Jennifer Leigh Wilkerson (Ricky) of Louisville, TN. Beatrice also leaves two granddaughters, Hayleigh and Kyleigh Wilkerson of Santa Margarita, CA. She is also survived by sisters, Roslyn Kyle, Phyllis McMahan; brothers, Jerry Chandler and Kent (Deanna) Chandler, all of Sevierville; sisters-in-law, Carmen Chandler of Sevierville, Arlina Jones of Anniston, AL, Sumchit Wilkerson of Austin, TX, Frances (Calvin) Talley of Oxford, Ga, and Patricia Wilkerson of Jefferson City; brother-in-law, Rufus Driscol of Knoxville, TN. Family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at Farrar Funeral Home. Funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Phillip Morris officiating. Interment will follow the service at Jefferson Memorial Gardens.

 

Arrangements by Farrar Funeral Home in Jefferson City, TN  865-475-3892

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Visitation

Thursday, January 19, 2023

1:00 - 2:00 pm (Eastern time)

Farrar Funeral Home - Jefferson City

411 West Broadway Blvd., Jefferson City, TN 37760

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Funeral Service

Thursday, January 19, 2023

Starts at 2:00 pm (Eastern time)

Farrar Funeral Home - Jefferson City

411 West Broadway Blvd., Jefferson City, TN 37760

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Burial

Thursday, January 19, 2023

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