Mr. David Baum Wilkes, Jr. entered into rest Thursday, April 21, 2016. He was the loving husband of Adel Wilkes for over 67 years.

Mr. Wilkes was a member of Woodlawn United Methodist Church, Turner England Fellowship Sunday School Class, Webb Lodge # 166 F & AM, Unity Court #21 O of A and Scottish Rite.

Family members in addition to his wife include two daughters: Kay W. Simon and husband Joey of Grovetown and Mary W. Young and husband Joe of Evans; two sons: David Baum Wilkes, III and wife Jean of Augusta and the late Rev. Canon Larry Glynn Wilkes, Sr. and wife Debbie; eight grandchildren, Rebekah Wilkes Luty, Laura Wilkes Smiley, Angela Kay Scarborough, Larry Glynn Wilkes, Jr., Jeremy Adam Mendenhall, Stewart Allan Mendenhall, Kerryl Spivey, and several great and great-great grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held Monday, April 25, 2016, at 10:00 A.M. at Woodlawn United Methodist Church with Masonic Service with Rev. Jim McCollough officiating. Burial will be at Northview Cemetery in Dublin, GA., Monday, at 2:00 P.M.

Memorial contributions may be made to Golden Harvest Food Bank,3310 Commerce Drive, Augusta, GA 30909 or Woodlawn United Methodist Church, 2220 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904.

The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon, April 24, 2016, from 4:00 until 6:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484.

Sammons Funeral Home, Soperton, is in charge of local arrangements.