Russell Lee Wilkins. Jr., passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024, at Winchester Medical center.
Russell was born in 1942 in Winchester, VA, the son of the late Russell Lee Wilkins, Sr. and Mary (Baker) Wilkins. He retired from Kingspan as a shipping and receiving operator. Russell enjoyed fishing, coin collecting, wildlife and watching westerns.
He is survived by his wife, Peggy Ann, whom he married on September 14, 1974; daughter, Tammy Starkey; sons, Russell Lee Starkey, Michael Lee Wilkins (Jennifer), Steven Gregory Dellinger, and Shawn Eugene Dellinger; grandson, Mark Eugene Dellinger; great-granddaughter, Macy Lynn Dellinger and brothers, David Wilkins (Margie), Alfred Wilkins (Mary) and Billy Wilkins (Rebecca).
Along with his parents, Russell is preceded in death by his sisters, Polly Grandle and Joan Newcome.
A visitation will be held for Russell on Friday, July 19, 2024, from 6pm to 8pm with a service to be conducted at 7pm at Omps Funeral Home. Amherst Chapel. Rev. Steve Melester will be officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Russell to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 W. Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, VA 22601 or Esther Boyd Animal Shelter, 161 Fort Collier Road, Winchester, VA 22603.