Delton Shane Wilkes

Delton Shane Wilkes, age 67, of Ray City, Georgia, passed away, Sunday, November 20, 2022 in South Georgia Medical Center, Valdosta, Georgia after a brief illness. Shane was born January 1, 1955, in Moultrie, Georgia to the late Hazel Hart Wilkes and Olith Doyle Wilkes. Shane was a self-employed and talented carpenter who could build anything you wanted. In addition to his parents; he was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Wilkes and a sister Anne Wilkes Cox.
Survivors includes: his wife of twenty-seven years, Melanie Toal of Ray City, Georgia, his children: son, Shannon Hall and wife Jessica of Naylor, Georgia, daughter, Darlene Allen and husband Joe of Jacksonville, Florida, son, Devilen Wilkes of Jacksonville, Florida, daughter, Lana McCollough and husband Steve of Leesburg, Florida, daughter, Andrea Wilkes of Valdosta, Georgia, daughter, Shelly Lehman of Valdosta, Georgia, son, James Doyle Wilkes and wife Angelia of Lake Park, Georgia, son, Sheldon Vickers of Ray City, Georgia; one brother and sister-in-law: Wayne Wilkes and wife Eva of Lake City, Florida; two sisters and brothers-in-law: Lynn Bennett and husband Kenny, and Gail Bennett and husband Horace all of Stockton, Georgia; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Graveside rites will be held at 11 o’clock am, Saturday, November 26, 2022 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. 10526 US Highway 84, Thomasville, Georgia, 31757. The family will be receiving friends from 6:00 o’clock till 8:00 o’clock pm, Friday, November 25, 2022 at Music Funeral Services, Lakeland. Kind words and expressions of sympathy can be left for the family at www.musicfuneralservices.com . The Delton Shane Wilkes family is being served by the caring and professional staff of Music Funeral Services, Lakeland.