Dorothy Wilkins, 89, of Louisville died Saturday, November 3, 2003 at her home.  Services at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora with Willetta Pilcher officiating.  Burial in Dillman Cemetery in Sailor Springs.

Mrs. Wilkins was born on December 29, 1913 in Vinton, Iowa, the daughter of Bert and Gertrude Belle (Cummings) Rosenberg.  She married Cecil C. Wilkins on March 6, 1935 in Louisville.  He survives.

She was a cook for Clay County Hospital in Flora for 17 years, retiring in 1978. She was a member of Sailor Springs Christian Church and a member of Louisville Rebekah Lodge, Garden Club and Clay County Home Extension.  She was an avid square dancer.

Mrs. Wilkins is survived by her husband, Cecil Wilkins of Louisville; a son, Howard Wilkins of Saint Peter; three daughters, Carol Jean O'Dell and her husband, Jimmy L. of Louisville, Doris Pflaum and her husband, Bill of Clay City and Ruby Parker and her husband, Kenneth of Splendora, Texas; a sister, Vida E. Murbarger of Clay City; seven grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, one daughter-in-law and one great-grandson.

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