Vera Lee Wilkerson, 72, of Chesapeake Beach passed away April 4, 2026, at her home. She was born on December 16, 1953, in Washington, DC to Robert Asbury and Catherine Ann (Brown) Oliver. Vera grew up in Deale and graduated from Southern High School. She worked for a plumbing company after high school and later went to work at Calvert Animal Hospital. After her retirement from the animal hospital, she worked briefly at Fast Stop in Chesapeake Beach. Vera married William Eugene “Gene” Wilkerson on July 24, 1970, and they lived in North Beach, and Owings before settling in Chesapeake Beach. Vera was a member of Mt. Harmony United Methodist Church, the American Fife and Drum Corps, and the Red Hat Society. She was also a longtime volunteer at the Calvert County Fair Grounds where she enjoyed grilling hotdogs for the weekly yard sales.
Vera is survived by her husband William Eugene Wilkerson, children Dawn Tucker and her husband Paul of Virginia and Rhonda Wilkerson of Chesapeake Beach, 6 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and siblings Robbie, Rick, Tommy, Ginny, and Clinton Oliver, and Peggy Campbell. She was preceded in death by her parents Robert and Catherine, her siblings Michael, David, Bobby, Johnnie, and Terry Short.
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Robbie Oliver
April 8 – Obituary: Vera Lee Wilkerson
Vera is the older sister that always tried to boss me around when we were young kids. I love you Vera, and will miss you deeply.
Forever in our hearts.
Chuck Adams
April 8 – Obituary: Vera Lee Wilkerson
We were on a mission trip to Henderson, Kentucky. We were working on a thrift store and was leaving when I looked up and Vera got in the wrong red truck. I got in mine and just looked at her until she realized she was in the wrong truck. We both cracked up. That was a great trip and a long remembered memory we laughed at for years.
Ethan Oliver
April 8 – Obituary: Vera Lee Wilkerson
Aunt Vera was a wonderful person to be around and she was always very considerate and eager to help others out. I remember when I was younger (in elementary school) and both of my parents were out of town, Aunt Vera traveled to Alabama in order to watch my brothers and I. It was a very fun week and I remember vividly, her shock, when I told her I never had an English muffin before. She fixed that really quick, ran to the store and gave my brothers and I English muffins for the first time. Since that day, whenever I see or have English muffins, either at the store or a restaurant, I always think of Aunt Vera and that fun week when she watched my brothers and I. Rest in Peace Aunt Vera, you will be dearly missed, love you.
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