Dorothy C. "Dot" Wilkerson, 95, of Olney, died Thursday, February 5, 2009, at Burgin Manor in Olney.  Funeral services at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home with Rev. Scott Carlson officiating. Burial in Haven Hill Memorial Garden.

Mrs. Wilkerson was born on September 30, 1913, in Marion County, the daughter of Charles R. and Lou Emma (McDowell) Michels. She married Paul Wilkerson on December 4, 1937. He preceded her in death on April 18, 2006.

She worked as a Registered Nurse at the Olney hospital and was a member of First United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Wilkerson is survived by her son, Joe M. Wilkerson and his wife, Opal, of Effingham; daughter, Jan Quillen and her husband, Art, of Granger, Ind.; six grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers and one sister.

Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL)