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Robert Kendall Wilkins

Berlin
Robert Kendall Wilkins, age 74, died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 at his home in Libertytown near Berlin.
Born in Salisbury, he was the son of the late Alvin Wilkins and Gladys Wilkins.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Minnie Tubbs Wilkins.
He is also survived by his children, Robert Wilkins of Berlin, Barbara Black and her husband, John, of Lynchburg, Virginia, and Sandra Dougan and her husband, James, of Bishopville, Maryland; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a half-brother, Edward Evans, of Whaleyville.
He was preceded in death by his half-brother, Richard Evans, in 2015.
He was a graduate of Stephen Decatur High School Class of 1958 where he had been active in the Future Farmers of America.
Mr. Wilkins had worked as an auto mechanic for many years. He was an Army veteran having served during the Korean War. He was a member of the Boggs-Disharoon American Legion Post #123 in Berlin, VFW and the Assateague Beach Buggy Association. He was a proud member of the Berlin Volunteer Fire Company for over 30 years.  
He loved to surf fish, especially in Hatteras, North Carolina. He loved cutting his grass, even known to cut it two or three times a week, as well as tending to his garden.
A funeral service was held on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016 at Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin, Maryland. Interment followed in Riverside Cemetery in Libertytown. Donations may be made to the Berlin Volunteer Fire Company at 214 N. Main Street, Berlin. Letters of condolence may be sent to the family at www.burbagefuneralhome.com.