Arelene N. Wilkins

Troy - Arelene Norma Wilkins, 86, of Sebring, FL, died August 20, 2009 in Sebring. She was born in Troy, Pennsylvania on June 17, 1923 daughter of the late Lloyd and Ruby K. (Seymour) Wilkins. She moved to Sebring in 1976 from Port Huron, Michigan. She attended Practical Bible College in Binghamton, NY and Co-Founded a Gospel Team traveling extensively for 32 years before retiring to Sebring. She and her friends Joyce Kaufmann and Lois Walsh have continued their ministry through correspondence in Bible Studies known as "Mailbox School of the Bible". Arlene was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church, Sebring. Her survivors include her sisters, Gloria & Rev. Ken Marple of Troy, Sylvia Lyon of Troy, Marjorie & Nathan Blow of East Smithfield, Marcella & Robert Reed of Ponoka, Alberta, Canada, sister-in-law, Shirley Wilkins of FL numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Arelene was predeceased by her parents, a sister Lucille Morgan and brother Lloyd Wilkins. Family and friends are invited to call from 6 to 7 PM, Thursday, August 27, 2009 at the Austinville Union Church, Austinville, PA. Her service will follow at 7 PM with her brother-in-law Reverend Ken Marple officiating. Burial will be 10 AM Friday, August 28, 2009 in Glenwood Cemetery Troy, PA. Memorials are directed to the Austinville Union Church, RR 1 Box 368, Troy, PA 16947. Arrangements are under the direction of the Gerald W. Vickery, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. 110 West Main Street Troy, PA 16947.