Alma Wilkerson Breazeale Alma Wilkerson Breazeale, born September 23, 1940 in Shelby County to the late Joe Wilkerson, Sr. and Bertha (Smith) Wilkerson and passed from this life Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Alma was the 7th of 9 children born to her parents.
Alma is survived by her daughters and their families; Darlene and Donnie Kee, Sharon and Bill Brown; grandsons, Trey Brown and wife Rachel, Steven Brown and wife Shelby; great-grandchildren, Kynlee Brown, Josiah Brown, Cora Brown, and Kevin Boyles and wife Danielle; step-granddaughters, Melanie Tieperman and family and Brandi Wheaton and family; sister, Clara Breazeale; sisters-in-law, JoAnn Bencivenga and Glenda Tobias; special niece, Hellen Schmidt; and several nieces, nephews and other family members. Alma moved to Diboll around age five years and graduated from Diboll High School in 1959. She married the love of her life, Billy Wayne Breazeale, on January 29, 1960.
After working at the Dairy Kream in high school, Alma worked for several years at Lufkin Telephone Exchange. She and her sister, Clara, were licensed beauticians for several years and owned their own beauty shop. She worked for Dr.
Royce Read for many years and loved working around people. She was baptized in her senior year of high school at the Mission Church of First Baptist Church, which later was named Lakeview Baptist Church. Over the years at Lakeview, Alma served as youth director, church treasurer and teacher.
Alma loved to volunteer and was a past me.