WILKINS, Vivian Rae (b. 18 Nov 1920 - d. 11 May 2005): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1920 - 2005 (84 years)

Name	WILKINS, Vivian Rae
		How Times have changed, Wilfong Recalls 102 years in Clay County
Birth	18 Nov 1920	Clay County, Illinois [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Female
Reference Number	WILK.V001
_FGRAVE	18083732
Funeral	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Death	11 May 2005	Richland Care & Rehab Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois [1, 2, 4, 5]
Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [2]
	Lot 8 - 2 Add - Row 9
		Headstone, Sullens, Vivian R. and Merlin R. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
		Headstone, Sullens, Vivian R. and Merlin R.
Person ID	I13276	Carl Wayne Gray Research \| Sullens - Dunagan John Benjamin Sullens and Mary Jane 'Polly' Dunagan Descendants
Last Modified	13 Jul 2023

Father	WILKINS, Elmer Elsworth, b. 18 Jul 1893, Clay County, Illinois d. Jan 1973, Clay County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
Mother	ROBINSON, Delia, b. 1898 d. 1969 (Age 71 years)
Marriage	1915
Age at Marriage	He was ~ 21 years and 5 months - She was ~ 17 years.
Family ID	F6244	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Sullens, Merlin Raymond, b. 8 Aug 1917, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 Jan 2006, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 88 years)

Marriage 14 Oct 1939 Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky [1, 2, 3, 4]

Age at Marriage She was 18 years and 11 months - He was 22 years and 2 months.

Children

+	1. Sullens, Ronald L. 'Ron', b. 18 Oct 1949, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Sep 2014, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 64 years)

Family ID F5385 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 Jan 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 18 Nov 1920 - Clay County, Illinois
	Funeral - - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
	Marriage - 14 Oct 1939 - Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky
	Death - 11 May 2005 - Richland Care & Rehab Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
	Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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Notes

Vivian Rae Wilkins Sullens
BIRTH
18 Nov 1920
Clay County, Illinois, USA
DEATH
11 May 2005 (aged 84)
Olney, Richland County, Illinois, USA
BURIAL
Clay City Cemetery
Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, USA
PLOT
Lot 8 - 2 Add - Row 9
MEMORIAL ID
18083732 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 1
Vivian R. Sullens, 84, of Clay City, IL, died May 11, 2005, at Richland Care and Rehab in Olney.

Mrs. Sullens was born November 18, 1920, in Clay County, the daughter of Elmer and Delia Robinson Wilkins. She married Merlin Sullens October 13, 1939 in Henderson, KY.

She was owner/operator of Vivian's Cafe in Clay City and worked at the Ranch Motel in Flora. She was a member of Clay City Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Ronald L. Sullens; a brother, Cecil Wilkins; four grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were her parents; a step-granddaughter; and her mother-in-law, Sophie Wilfong.

Funeral services were held at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home with burial in the Clay City Cemetery.

(Published Hometown Journal)

Sources

[S3502] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sullens, Vivian R., 84, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18083732/vivian-rae-sullens), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S2973] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sullens, Vivian R. and Merlin R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18083459/merlin-raymond-sullens), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S1576] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-20), image 03, page 1b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00480?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).
[S2972] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sullens, Merlin R, 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18083459/merlin-raymond-sullens), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S15477] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Sullens, Vivian R. and Merlin R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18083732/vivian-rae-sullens), none. (Reliability: 2).