of Pontiac, died July 28, 2017 at age 86. Beloved wife of the late Robert 'Bud' Wilkes; loving mother of Gary Wilkes and Melanie Midkiff; proud grandma of Angela Wilkes (Darren), Jeremy Wilkes and Cora Midkiff (Steve); great grandma of Tony (Olivia), Roberto (Liz), Matthew (Yasmin)and Courtney (Bryan); great great grandma of Carter, Juliannah and Reinah; Also survived by in laws Bill, Margie, Kathy and Keith and a large extended family. Preceded in death by siblings Alice Sutton, George Mann, Mary Jenks, Jeannette Duguid, Elmer Mann, Vaydon Mann and Vildridge Haniford. Velma worked for Pontiac Motors as a key punch operator. She was a member of the Jehovahrsquo;s Witnesses and enjoyed gardening, painting and genealogy.