Virginia Ruth (Collins) Cates
January 25, 1924 — March 11, 2014
Haltom City ~ Virginia Wilkerson Cates, 90, a retired restaurant owner went to be with our Lord Tuesday, March 11, 2014 in Haltom City .
No services are scheduled.
Virginia was born January 25, 1924 to William and Lilly (Slimp) Collins in Rhome , Texas . Former owner of restaurants in Boyd and Rhome , Virginia was a great cook and said to have made the best German chocolate cakes. She loved to crochet, tat and was a loving mother and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Earl Cates; her sisters, Florence Bletsch and Patricia Stokes.
Those left behind to cherish her memory are her son, James Wilkerson and wife Linda of Haslet; her grandchildren, James Darin Wilkerson and wife Yong Chu of Bedford, Karen Gayle Uzobuife and husband Pascal of Haslet, Andrew Paul Wilkerson of Fort Worth ; 6 great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; other family members and a host of friends.
Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home, Boyd, Texas-940-433-5310