Margaret Malissa Fisher Wilkins

Margaret Malissa Fisher Wilkins, 86, of Roanoke, Va., passed into life eternal on Saturday, November 29, 2008. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and homemaker. She was a charter member of St. Philip Lutheran Church. Margaret was born July 25, 1922, in Uniontown, Pa., to Earl and Amanda Fisher, into a loving family of two brothers and three sisters, who all predeceased her. She was the beloved wife of Albert Elwood Wilkins for 44 years, who passed in 1986. Left to cherish her life and memory are son, Richard L. Wilkins (Dianne); daughter, Cindy W. Fielder (Robbie); grandchildren, Karen W. Daugherty (Tim), Kenneth R. Wilkins, Justin C. Fielder, Robyn L. Fielder; great-grandchildren, Waverley and Palmer Daugherty; many loving nieces and nephews; her "three sisters" Mary Wheeler, Viola Lytle, and Dolly Johnson; the Tripoley Group, and cherished friends and church family. Visitation will be at Oakey's North Chapel on Sunday, November 30, from 2 to 5 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, December 1, 2008, at St. Philip Lutheran Church, with the Rev. David Derrick and the Rev. Kelly Derrick officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Following the committal, the family will receive friends at a reception at the church. Margaret and the family wish to express their appreciation to Dr. Robert Amick , the staff of Loyalton for their loving care, and Good Samaritan Hospice caregivers Ginny, Michelle, Jean, and Marvin. In lieu of flowers it was Margaret's wish for memorials to be made to St. Philip Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or to Good Samaritan Hospice. Arrangements by Oakey's North Chapel, 540-362-1237.