Wilma Milner Santini

SANTINI, Wilma Milner, 93, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 17, 2011. She was born in Gadsden, Alabama, to the late Molly and Finis Clowdus, and was preceded in death by her husbands, Ralph E. Milner and Norman F. Santini; and her son, Ralph E. Milner Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Valecia Milner Bruce; sister, Betty C. Bowles; grandchildren, Mark Bruce (Lindey), Scott Bruce, Jennifer B. Adkins (Rodney), Melanie B. White (Sam), Kendall M. Tucker (Ed) and Sean Chalifoux; great- grandchildren, Tabitha Childress, Afton Bruce, Brooklyn Bruce, Chasity Hufner, Brittany May, Scottie Bruce, Logan Bruce, Megan Adkins, Hunter Adkins, Miles Chalifoux and Isabelle Tucker. Wilma led an adventurous life spanning many decades, and left a legacy of love and laughter to her beloved family. Although legally blind, she was an avid bowler. The family will receive friends Thursday, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Road. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, 4660 Cox Rd., Suite 130, Glen Allen, Va. 23060.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.