SCOTT JACKSON "DOC" WILKINSON II M.D.
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POWERS ADDITION
LOT : 2
ROW : 1
GRAVE # 8
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Dr. Scott Jackson "Doc" II
b. October 16, 1933
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
d. March 12, 2015
Oxford, Butler County, Ohio
buried: March 2015
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FATHER
Scott Jackson Wilkinson I
(1898-1986)
MOTHER
Elizabeth Julia Franzoni
(1902-1990)
MARRIED
Caroline McKee Bassett
(1936-living)
December 1959
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CHILDREN
with Caroline
twin Caroline (nee-Wilkinson) Prose
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twin Elizabeth (nee-Wilkinson) Dobbs
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Fraser Scott Wilkinson
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HISTORY OF POWERS ADDITION
Most of the land on the west side of the
original Greenwood cemetery
was owned by Orlando Powers. As with many pioneer families, they
chose a spot on their property to bury their loved ones. The spot the Powers family picked was
right next to Block 8, at the west boundry of Greenwood. There are stones dating back to the 1850's.
Around 1878 that section of land was annexed to Greenwood cemetery. The lot looks like one big section, but is actually two. On the east side of the section is Block 8. On the west side is the Powers Addition. If you stand at the south end of the section and look north you will see 4 trees in a direct line with the fence to the north. That is the original property line of Greenwood. |
Scott J. Wilkinson passed away peacefully at McCullough Hyde Hospital,
Oxford, Ohio on Thursday, March 12. He was born October 16, 1933 in
Decatur, Illinois to Dr. Scott and Elizabeth Wilkinson. He grew up in
Decatur, graduated with honors from Harvard University in 1955, and
continued his education at Johns Hopkins Medical School in Baltimore,
Maryland. He met his wife Caroline McKee Bassett at a New Year's Eve
party in 1958, when a friend was sent for more party provisions and
brought back Scott as well. The couple married in December 1959. Scott
continued his internships and residency at Baltimore City Hospital and
then went to the University of Chicago to complete his residency in
pediatrics. Upon graduation, he and Caroline moved with daughters
Caroline and Elizabeth to Helena, Montana, then to Gallipolis, Ohio
where he joined a family practice and son, Fraser, was born. Finally,
the family moved to Oxford in 1969, where he opened his own practice
and worked for the next 25 years before retiring in 1994.
Scott was a multi-faceted, hard-working and intelligent man with many
interests and a great sense of humor. He enjoyed reading, working
crossword puzzles, studying chess and traveling to different countries,
including Europe, South America, and Mexico. He was very good with his
hands and spent much of his free time working on the family home,
restoring antique clocks, tinkering on cars, and hunting for arrowheads.
He was also talented at woodworking and carpentry, loved nature and
animals, was keenly interested in the English language, history, music,
art and literature, and had a passion for learning his entire life. As
daughter Elizabeth said: "What impressed me about Dad was his vast
knowledge on so many subjects. He was extremely well read and history
was one of his favorite subjects. He always encouraged us to learn and
educate ourselves. He had a soft spot for all animals and was a lover
of nature. I will miss his great sense of humor." As a pediatrician
"Doc" was extremely devoted to and beloved by his patients and their
families, whom he treated so generously. He survived by his wife
Caroline, twin daughters Caroline Wilkinson Prose (Bart), Sacramento,
CA and Elizabeth Wilkinson Dobbs, Portland, OR and son Fraser Scott
(Hilary), Bellingham, WA. He was preceded in death by both parents and
a sister, Franchelle. Memorials may be made to Animal Adoption
Foundation, 2480 Ross-Millville Road, Hamilton, Ohio 45013; the
McCullough Hyde Memorial Trust, 110 North Poplar, Oxford, Ohio 45056;
or a charity of one's choosing.
Journal News March 19, 2015
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