Doyle C. Wilkins, 79, Kamiah
Doyle Crete Wilkins of Kamiah departed this world on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. He was 79 years young.
He was born to Loyd and Rose Wilkins on April 28, 1930, at their home near Fort Misery on Winona Road. Doyle attended school until the eighth grade, after which his father needed him to help work on the ranch. His family lived in several areas between Tammany on the Snake River and Weippe. When he was a teenager, the family of eight worked together with three other families annually on a two-week cattle drive from the Snake River to the Rocky Ridge area for grazing.
After marrying Lennis Cochrell in 1952, the couple settled on the breaks of the Old Lolo and started their family. Partnering with his brother and father, they built a sawmill and continued to run cattle.
In 1962, they moved to East Kamiah. He helped build three more lumber mills in this area and worked at Carney Pole Company. In the late 1960s, he started his own business, Wilkins Automatic Transmission and Repair. His employment in the Kamiah Valley also included driving truck and pouring cement for Emmet Wilkins at Ida Lew Construction, mechanic work at Star Cedar, and manning a lookout at Brown's Creek. From 1974 to 1990, he worked on the oil fields around Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
Doyle Wilkins' volunteer work spans three decades. In the 1970s, he served on the Kamiah Fire Department. He volunteered several terms in the 1980s with the Kamiah School Board. During the late 1990s, he and his wife worked with Idaho Food Bank, helping the area's people in need.
Doyle's hobbies included operating Frontier Ceramic Shop with his wife. He always loved anything to do with the forest and animals. Later in life Doyle had found adventure in riding ATVs, and would go anywhere one would take him.
Doyle and his loving wife Lennis were married just eight months short of 50 years before Lennis passed away.
Doyle was preceded in death by his parents, Loyd and Rose Wilkins of Weiser, Idaho; wife Lennis Wilkins; and brothers Ray Wilkins of Weiser and Gerald Wilkins of Emmett, Idaho.
Doyle is survived by his four children, Wendell Wilkins, Susan Stewart and Wilda Woehler, all of Kamiah, and Fern Goodwin of Kooskia; brothers and sister, Don Wilkins of Spokane, Glenn Wilkins of Slate Creek, and Lola Wilman Chavez of Weippe; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a very caring and loving friend for life, Betty Munden; and man's best friend, Spud the dog.
Due to families being far out of town, a memorial service will be postponed until a later date.
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FROM OROFINO TRIBUNE 05 JUN 1952
Copied April 1, 2008 by Juanita Steadman
Lennis Cochrell Bride Of Doyle Wilkins
Mrs. Doyle Wilkins
A small but impressive wedding ceremony Sunday united Lennis Cochrell and Doyle Wilkins in marriage. Rev. G. E. Knight officiated at the single ring ceremony held at the Wilkins home in Weippe.
Mrs. Wilkins is the daughter of Roy Cochrell and Mr. Wilkins is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wilkins.
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Doyle was a resident of Kamiah, Idaho.
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Social Security Death Index about Doyle Crete Wilkins
Name:
Doyle Crete WilkinsSSN:
518-36-2117
Last Residence:
83536 Kamiah, Lewis, Idaho
Born:
28 Apr 1930
Died:
8 Dec 2009
State (Year) SSN issued:
Idaho (Before 1951)
FROM NEWSPAPER OBITUARY
Copied March 26, 2008 By Juanita Steadman
Lennis Elaine Wilkins, 67, Kamiah
Lennis Elaine Wilkins, 67, resident of Kamiah since 1960, died at the Cottonwood hospital Saturday, Oct. 13 of heart failure. Lennis’ funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19 at St Catherine?s Church in Kamiah. Burial will be made at the Kamiah Cemetery. A fellowship dinner will be held at the church following the services at the cemetery.
Born May 28, 1934 at the family homestead near Fraser, Lennis was the daughter of Roy M. Cochrell and Nola Susan Cochrell, both of Fraser. Following her graduation from school in Weippe in 1952, she married Doyle C. Wilkins of Weippe June 1, 1952 and became a homemaker.
Lennis loved to bake, assemble and decorate wedding cakes for family and friends. She also embroidered and worked on many craft projects. Lennis also sewed for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Lennis and her husband Doyle, were board members of ICAN Food Chapter of Kooskia for the last couple years. She was at a meeting in Nezperce at the time of her death.
Survivors include her husband Doyle Wilkins at home, a son, Doyle Wendell Wilkins of Kamiah; three daughters, Susan Rose Wilkins Stewart and Wilda Lee Wilkins Woehler , both of Kamiah and Fern Marlean Wilkins Goodwin of Kooskia and a brother, Roy Cochrell of Weippe.
Lennis is survived by eight grandchildren; Brian Wilkins, Kamiah; Kendy Wilkins Howard, Lolo MT; Sheri Stewart Cornell, Genesee; Shea Stewart, McCall; Gregory Wilkins and Tasha Abell of Kamiah and Stacy Wilkins Blake and Zack Goodwin, both of Kooskia and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Edna Thornton and two brothers, Leo Cochrell and Otis Cochrell.---------
72Of Kamiah, Idaho.
Sandra L. Cochrell, World Family Tree CD#6.
Obituary, 18 October 2001, Clearwater (Idaho) Tribune.
Lennis Elaine Wilkins 67, a resident of Kamiah since 1960, died at the Cottonwood hospital on 13 October 2001. She was born on the family homestead near Fraser to Roy M. Cochrell and Nola susan Cochrell.
* Death: 13 OCT 2001 in Cottonwood, Idaho County, Idaho of Heart attack
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