Long time resident of Ridgecrest, Aleta Jean Wilkie, 84, died at home Wednesday evening, April 1, 2020 with her husband and daughter at her side. She is at home with Jesus and family members gone before her.Jean, as she preferred to be addressed, was born March 21, 1936, in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, the first child of Merville (Mel) Abraham and Sarah Agnes (Koger) Chitwood.She grew up in Columbus, attending local schools and the United Brethren Church with her mother, [...]
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