Frances Privott Wilkins

Frances Privott Wilkins, 91, of 106 Cypress Drive, Edenton, NC, died Wednesday, September 18, 2013 in Chowan River Nursing & Rehabilitation. Mrs. Wilkins was born in Chowan County and was the daughter of the late George and Eva Harrell Privott. A retired teacher with the Edenton-Chowan School System, she was a member of Edenton Baptist Church and the Mary Martha Sunday School Class. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Louis George Wilkins, Sr.; two brothers, George H. Privott, Jr. and Joseph R. Privott; and a brother-in-law, Rudolph Taylor. Surviving are her daughter, Deborah W. Swicegood and husband Jay of Edenton; her son, Louis George Wilkins, Jr. and wife Gloria of Tyrone, GA; her sister, Marjorie Taylor of Longwood, FL; her brother, Mack H. Privott and wife Emily of Goldsboro; two sisters-in-law, Cornelia Privott of Currituck and Dorine Straub of Roanoke, VA; four grandchildren, Jason Swicegood and wife Maude of Raleigh, Matthew Swicegood and wife Olivia of Stantonsburg, Brian Swicegood and wife Elizabeth of New Bern, and Maya Wilkins of Tyrone; and four great-grandchildren, Macon, Owen, Berkley, and Mary Ella Swicegood. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in Edenton Baptist Church by the Rev. David Brooks. Burial will follow in Beaver Hill Cemetery with Miller Funeral Home & Crematory, 735 Virginia Road, Edenton, handling arrangements. Friends may join the family at Jay and Debbie's home, 1001 W. Queen Street. Memorial contributions may be made to Edenton Baptist Church, 200 S. Granville Street, Edenton, NC 27932. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com.