Wilkerson Funeral Home Obituaries in Petersburg, VA

Q: Do Wilkerson obituaries show viewing and funeral times?

Many obituaries provide viewing, visitation, funeral or memorial service, venue and interment information.

Q: Are all Wilkerson burials at Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery?

No. Families may use Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery or another public, private, family or veterans cemetery.

Q: Why does a new obituary not show funeral arrangements yet?

The family may still be finalizing arrangements, and an initial notice can be updated later.

Q: Can I leave condolences online?

Many individual funeral-home obituary pages provide guestbook, sympathy or memorial-message options.

Q: How do I find the person's grave after the funeral?

Use the cemetery named in the obituary and contact that cemetery with the person's full name and burial date if a plot location is not published.

Find J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment Obituaries in Petersburg

If you are searching for a recent obituary, viewing time, funeral service, burial location, guestbook, or livestream connected with Wilkerson Funeral Home in Petersburg, Virginia, the establishment you most likely need is J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc.

This page explains how to find the correct obituary, what information each notice may contain, how to confirm funeral and cemetery details, and what to do when an obituary has not yet been fully updated.

Funeral establishment J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc.

Address 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA 23803-4220

Phone (804) 732-8911

Official obituary directory View official obituaries

Avoid a common search mistake: Petersburg’s funeral establishment is spelled Wilkerson. Search engines may also show unrelated businesses named “Wilkinson Funeral Home.” Before using a result, confirm that it says J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc. and lists the South Avenue address in Petersburg.

Recent J. M. Wilkerson Obituaries

The following people appeared in recent J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment obituary listings available in October 2026. This section is useful for quickly identifying a recent notice, but individual obituary pages should always be checked for the latest service details.

Name	Reported date of death	Published service information
Kaleah LeAnn MiAngel Ivey	October 8, 2026	Recent notice
Rev. Willard V. Dabney	October 10, 2026	Memorial service announced for October 16, 2026, at the J. M. Wilkerson chapel.
Delores S. Moodie	October 9, 2026	Viewing and funeral arrangements were published for later in October.
Vernon C. Browder	October 8, 2026	Funeral arrangements included interment at Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery.
Carmen Sharpe	October 8, 2026	Service announced for October 24, 2026, followed by interment at Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery.
Andrew L. Powers	October 6, 2026	Service announced at Open Door Ministries with interment at Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia.
William M. Keaton	October 4, 2026	Recent Petersburg-area obituary handled by J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment.
James H. Starkes	October 1, 2026	Recent notice associated with J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment.
Joyce L. Poarch	September 30, 2026	Recent notice associated with J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment.

Recent-obituary lists change as families publish new notices and finalize arrangements. Use the individual official obituary before traveling to a viewing, funeral, memorial, or cemetery.

How to Find a Specific Wilkerson Obituary

Open the official obituary directory. Visit J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment’s obituary page.

Start with the deceased person’s surname. Search the last name first. If many results appear, add the first name. If nothing appears, try a maiden name, nickname, middle name, initials, or alternate spelling.

Confirm that you have the correct person. Compare the person’s full name, age or dates, city, relatives, church, and other identifying details.

Read the full service schedule. Look for viewing, visitation, wake, funeral service, memorial service, celebration of life, and interment information.

Check the exact service address. Do not assume every service takes place at the South Avenue chapel. Some are held at churches or other locations in Petersburg and surrounding communities.

Look for livestream instructions. Some notices provide online viewing through a website, social platform, or service-specific video link.

Recheck before attending. Arrangements can be updated. If anything is unclear, call (804) 732-8911 before traveling.

What You Can Learn From a Wilkerson Obituary

A detailed obituary may give you much more than a death announcement. Depending on what the family chooses to publish, it can include:

full legal name and nickname;
birth and death dates;
age and place of residence;
parents, spouse, children, siblings, grandchildren, and other relatives;
education and employment history;
military service;
church or religious affiliation;
community organizations and personal interests;
viewing or visitation date and time;
funeral, memorial, or celebration-of-life details;
church or chapel address;
cemetery and interment information;
guestbook or condolence options;
flower or memorial-gift instructions;
livestream information when available.

Genealogy tip: Save the exact spelling of the deceased person’s name, relatives’ names, cemetery, funeral location, church, obituary URL, and the date you checked the page. These details are especially useful when two people have similar names.

Viewing, Funeral and Burial Details to Verify

Detail	What to check	Why it matters
Viewing	Date, start time, end time, and whether it is public.	Viewing may take place before the funeral or on a different day.
Family visitation	Whether it is separate from general viewing.	Some visitation periods are intended mainly for family and close friends.
Funeral service	Exact venue, street address, date, and time.	The service may be held at a church rather than the funeral-home chapel.
Interment	Cemetery name and timing.	The burial location is not always Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery.
Livestream	Link, platform, and correct service time.	Not every service is streamed.
Flowers or memorials	Family instructions on flowers, donations, or other tributes.	Families may request an alternative to flowers.

Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery and Other Burial Locations

Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery is named in a number of J. M. Wilkerson obituary notices and is located at 750 Page Street, Petersburg, Virginia. However, it should not be assumed to be the burial location for every family served by the funeral establishment.

Published Wilkerson notices also show interments at other public, private, family, and veterans cemeteries. One recent example, Andrew L. Powers, had interment information pointing to Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia.

If You Are Trying to Find the Grave

Start with the cemetery named in the obituary. Record the deceased person’s full name and burial date. If the obituary does not provide a section or plot number, contact the cemetery and ask for the section, lot, plot, row, grave number, or interment record.

For broader grave-search methods, cemetery verification, death-record routes, veteran burial resources, and genealogy research, use the research guidance on FindAGraves.com.

How to Check for a Funeral Livestream

Open the individual obituary. Livestream availability is service-specific, so do not rely on a generic video page.

Note the funeral or memorial time. Petersburg, Virginia uses Eastern Time.

Look around the service details. Check for terms such as “watch live,” “livestream,” “Facebook,” “video,” or another viewing link.

Open the stream shortly before the service. A live player may not become active until near the scheduled starting time.

Call if no link appears. Contact J. M. Wilkerson at (804) 732-8911 to ask whether that particular service is being streamed.

What to Do If You Cannot Find the Obituary

Problem	What to try
No result under the full name	Search only the surname, then try initials, nickname, maiden name, middle name, or spelling variations.
The person died very recently	Check again later. A funeral home may publish a short announcement before complete arrangements are available.
Only a basic death notice appears	Return to the same notice later because viewing, service, cemetery, and livestream information may be added.
Several people have the same name	Compare age, city, family names, church, dates, and service location.
You need the cemetery	Look for an “interment” or “burial” section. If it is missing, call after arrangements are finalized.
Search results show “Wilkinson”	Search the exact name “J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment Petersburg Virginia.”

Contact J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment

Have the Person’s Name Ready Before You Call

J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc.
102 South Avenue
Petersburg, VA 23803-4220

Phone: (804) 732-8911
Official website: jmwilkersonsince1874.com
Obituary directory: Search official obituaries

When calling, provide the deceased person’s full name and approximate date of death. If you are asking about a funeral occurring the same day, mention the person’s name and service time first.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Where can I find Wilkerson Funeral Home obituaries in Petersburg?

Use the official J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment obituary directory at jmwilkersonsince1874.com/Obituaries. Search by the deceased person’s name.

2. Is this the J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment in Petersburg, Virginia?

Yes. The establishment is located at 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, Virginia 23803-4220.

3. What is the phone number for J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment?

The published telephone number is (804) 732-8911.

4. Do Wilkerson obituaries show viewing and funeral times?

Many do. Depending on the family arrangements, an obituary may list viewing, visitation, funeral or memorial service, church or chapel location, and interment details.

5. Can I watch a Wilkerson funeral online?

Some services may be livestreamed. Check the individual obituary for service-specific online viewing instructions.

6. Are all Wilkerson burials at Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery?

No. Families may choose Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery, another local cemetery, a family cemetery, or a veterans cemetery. Always check the individual obituary.

7. Where is Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery?

Wilkerson obituary notices commonly list Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery at 750 Page Street in Petersburg, Virginia.

8. Why does a new obituary not show funeral arrangements yet?

The family may still be finalizing arrangements. A brief death announcement can be published first and updated later with viewing, funeral, burial, and livestream details.

9. Can I leave condolences online?

Many funeral-home obituary pages provide guestbook, sympathy, or memorial-message options. Availability depends on the individual obituary.

10. How do I find the person’s grave after the funeral?

Record the cemetery named in the obituary. If a grave or plot number is not shown, contact the cemetery with the deceased person’s full name and burial date and ask for the section, lot, plot, row, or grave number.

Accuracy and update note

This is an independent informational guide and is not the official J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment website. Funeral arrangements can change after an obituary is first published. For a same-day viewing, funeral, memorial service, burial, or livestream, confirm the individual obituary or contact the funeral establishment before traveling.