Eugene "Gene" William Wilkinson, 75, of Mechanicsville, MD, died Mar. 26, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital. Born April 16, 1934, in Washington, DC he was the son of the late Eugene William and Ruth Cecelia Wilkinson. He was the loving husband of Sylvia Lorraine Wilkinson whom he married on Oct. 6, 1956 at St. Francis Church in Washington, DC.

He is also survived by his two children, Stephen Wilkinson of King George, VA and David Wilkinson of Leonardtown, MD, as well as his sister Joan Downs of Clinton, MD. Eugene "Gene" graduated from Anacostia High School in 1952. Gene moved to St. Mary's County in 1976 from Hillcrest Heights, MD. He worked for the C & P Telephone Co. which is now known as Verizon as a telephone installer & repairman which he retired from in 1985, and he was a Volunteer fireman.

The family will receive friends on Monday, March 29, 2010 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 10:00 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel with Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiating. Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Gardens in Leonardtown, MD. Pallbearers will be Stephen Wilkinson, David Wilkinson and William Stephens.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.