Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 11 a.m. in Pilgrim Bound Baptist Church for Mrs. Helen Johnson Wilkerson, 71, of Picayune who passed away Monday, July 12, 2010 in Houston, Texas.

The Rev. Delbert Hall will officiate at the service. Burial will be in the Picayune Cemetery under the direction of Baylous Funeral Home.

She was a native of Picayune.

She was preceded in death by: her parents, Rufus and Ophelia Johnson; one sister, Gloria Johnson; and two brothers, Edward and Alzono Johnson.

Survivors include: one son, Lawrence Wilkerson Jr. of Houston; three daughters, Carmen Wilkerson Clark, Mabel Wilkerson Prentice and Dana Wilkerson Wyche all of Houston; one brother, Willow Johnson of Dallas, Texas; two sisters, MattyE Dees of Jackson, Miss. and Bobbie Magee of Picayune; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one special granddaughter.

Visitation will be Saturday, July 24, 2010 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. in Pilgrim Bound Baptist Church.