George Wesley Wilkins Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Denver, CO resident George W. Wilkins, 57, passed away at his home in Denver on Sunday, August 24, 2014. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Friday, August 29, 2014, at the Clay Center Christian Church in Clay Center, NE with Pastor Dan Buller officiating. Interment will follow at the Clay Center Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family c/o Vicki Wilkins, 9057 E. Mississippi Avenue, Apt. 1-105, Denver, CO 80247, to be designated at a later date. George was born on August 10, 1957, to Allen Pomeroy and Maxine Blanche (Harrison) Wilkins in Fairfield, Nebraska. He lived in Clay Center, Omaha, and most recently Denver, Colorado. He graduated from Clay Center High School with the class of 1976 and then from Peru State College. He married Vicki Barnard on April 20, 2013. George was employed by the United States Postal Service. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, sports, the Rocky Mountains and the outdoors in general, and had a great sense of humor. He loved his wife and children dearly and was proud of their accomplishments. George had a story for everything and he never met a stranger. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Vicki of Denver, CO; sons, Andrew and Benjamin Wilkins of Omaha, NE; father, Allen Wilkins of Clay Center, NE; sisters, Judy and husband Jim Mitchell of Superior, NE; Connie and husband Gary Whitcomb of Glenvil, NE; stepchildren, Jacob Hogrefe of Kearney, NE; Joshua Hogrefe of Lincoln, NE; Gabriel Hogrefe of Fort Collins, CO; 6 step-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his mother and his grandparents.

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George Wesley Wilkins

August 10, 1957 - August 24, 2014