Lucille Elizabeth "Cookie" Pilkerton, 77, of Mechanicsville, MD died July 11, 2009 in Lexington Park, MD. Born March 18, 1932 in Loveville, MD she was the daughter of the late Richard Lee and Agnes Lucille Graves Buckler.

She was the loving wife of Lawrence Lenwood Pilkerton whom she married on August 4, 1958 in St. Paul's Methodist Church, Leonardtown, MD and who preceded her in death on June 9, 2005.

She is survived by her children Lawrence Stephen Pilkerton of Mechanicsville, MD and Arthur Lenwood Pilkerton of La Plata, MD, her sister Margaret Chiarizia of Annapolis, MD, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her son Richard Garband Dixon and her siblings; James Stephen Buckler, Lucy Isabelle Buckler, Lena Pilkerton, Wilmer Buckler, Warren Buckler, Lawrence Buckler, Leo Buckler, Claude Buckler, Estelle Bellemare and Howard Buckler.

A lifelong resident of St. Mary's County, Cookie attended St. Mary's Academy. She was a secretary at St. Mary's Hospital and was also a retired supervisor from C & P Telephone. She loved her family, friends and country music. She belonged to the AFL C10-Local 2300.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 10:00 AM in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Mechanicsville, MD with Fr. Peter Alliata officiating. Interment will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Morganza, MD. Pallbearers will be Roy Buckler, Harold Buckler, Patrick Guy, Billy Roger Alvey, Johnny Alvey Jr. and Jeff Chedester. Honorary pallbearers will be Lester Buckler and Donald Patrick Buckler. Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary's, P.O.Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.