Ellen R. Wilkins

         Ellen Rebecca Helmick Wilkins, 81, of Berkeley County, West Virginia, died Monday, December 29, 2014, at her home.

         Mrs. Wilkins was born in 1933, in Moorefield, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Parren and Maude Helmick.  Ellen was a dedicated homemaker, she will forever be remembered for her love of outdoors and nature. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many and will be greatly missed.

         Her husband, Balf Lynn Wilkins, preceded her in death on April 11, 2010.

         Surviving are two daughters, Linda Gates and husband, Lloyd, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, Rebecca Kopyc of Mathias, West Virginia; two sons, Eric Wilkins of Baker, West Virginia, Dale Wilkins and wife, Elizabeth, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; and four grandchildren, Ashlyn, Reed, Laura and Jacqueline; two sisters, Emma Jean White and Marian Hose; one brother, Donald Helmick as well as many extended family and close friends.

         Her son, Gregory Wolfe, four sisters and three brothers, preceded her in death.

         The family will receive friends on Friday, from 2:00-4:00 PM, prior to the service, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.  Interment will be private.

         Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle, 330 Hospice Lane, Kearneysville, West Virginia, 25430.