Obituary: Florence Virginia Wilkerson

Florence Virginia Wilkerson, 80, of Carson City died Friday at Carson Health Care.

She was born Jan. 9, 1920, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Earl and Josephine Zirngst Simpson.

A homemaker, Mrs. Wilkerson had lived in Carson city since 1981, moving here from Idaho Falls, Idaho. She was a Catholic and enjoyed spending time with her family.

Mrs. Wilkerson was preceded in death by husband Ray Wilkerson in 1985 and by a niece, June Koury, in 1999.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Lone Mountain Cemetery, with cremation by Walton's Sierra Crematory. Walton's Chapel of the Valley is in charge of arrangements.