IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION expressing the sympathy of the legislature to Michele "Poochie" Ferguson and other family members and friends of Martha Helen Wilkinson, upon the occasion of her death.
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RESOLUTION #11938, November 3, 1997
INTRODUCED BY Carl W. Bussey, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, it was with great sorrow that family and friends learned of the death of Martha Helen Wilkinson; and,
WHEREAS, Martha was born May 18, 1920, in Columbus, Mississippi, to the late Julius and Obie Cole; and,
WHEREAS, she received her early education in the public school system in Columbus, Mississippi, at the Union Academy; and,
WHEREAS, Martha furthered her education at Campbell College in Jackson, Mississippi, and Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, and later received her Bachelor's Degree in Education from Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri; and,
WHEREAS, she also received a Cosmetology Degree from Aline Jefferson Beauty Academy; and,
WHEREAS, Martha was a member of St. Augustine's Episcopal Church; and,
WHEREAS, she is survived by her husband James H. Wilkinson, her daughter Michele (previously a marriage license clerk in the Jackson County Records Department) and brother Scotty, her grandchildren Brittny Helena'Cole Ferguson, Brett Ferguson, Jr., Sidney Shea Webster, and Paige Nicole Wilkinson; and,
WHEREAS, Martha will be remembered by her loving and encouraging ways and will be greatly missed by those who were a part of her life; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby extends its deepest sympathy to Michele Ferguson and other family members and friends of Martha Helen Wilkinson, upon the occasion of her death...Attorney
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #11938 of November 3, 1997 was duly passed on_________November 3__________, 1997 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas______8________ Nays_______0______
Abstaining___0______ Absent______1_____
Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature