Patsy Yvonne Woodward Wilkins, 73, of Henderson passed away at her home on Sept. 11, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Sanford Hill Baptist Church with Bro. Scott Dunaway and Chris Melton officiating. Burial will follow at Chester County Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the church from 5-8 p.m. Friday.
She was born in Washington, Ill., on Oct. 3, 1952, daughter of Betty Jo Lee Smith Woodward and the late Billy Guy Woodward. She was a 1970 graduate of Washington Community High School. She graduated from Mid-State College in 1971, completing her business degree.
She met Jerry at Guinn’s Food Market when he was 17, and she was 13. They married on Nov. 27, 1971, and would have been married for 55 years.
She worked as a secretary for Sanford Hill Baptist Church for 24 years. She had a servant’s heart and loved the Lord with all her heart, mind and soul. She was a member of Sanford Hill Baptist Church.
She loved to volunteer at East Chester Elementary School when her daughters were in school. She loved her large family and especially her two girls.
Sheis survived by her husband, Jerry Wilkins; two daughters, Heather (Chris) Melton and Stacey (Scott) Dunaway, both of Henderson; her mother, Betty Jo Woodward; a brother, Kenny (Annette) Woodward of Washington, Ill.; one sister, Lorie Woodward of Henderson; four grandchildren, Caleb (Emiri) Dunaway of Japan, Rachel (Tyler) Johnson of Jackson and Luke and Katy Melton, both of Henderson; and a great-grandchild, Ellie Johnson.
She was preceded in death by her father, and a sister Cheryl Whites and her husband, Jim.
