Mary Lou Wilkerson, age 85, of Woodstock, Georgia, died Sunday, November 21, 2004, at Haven House Hospice in Atlanta. She was a former resident of Lake Alfred, Florida, and Valdosta, Georgia. Wilkerson had lived in Woodstock since 1996.

Survivors include three daughters: Betty Bronham of Akin, South Carolina, Donna W. Beazley of Woodstock, and Jo-Ann W. Bennett of Woodbridge, Virginia; one grandson, three granddaughters, and 10 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 23, 2004, at Hillside United Methodist Church in Woodstock. Dr. Richard A. Hunter, Reverend Rhonda Howell, and Reverend Ben Walker officiated. Graveside services were held Wednesday, November 24, 2004, at Sunset Hills Cemetery in Valdosta, Georgia, with Reverend Ben Walker officiating.

Woodstock Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.