Norman Wilkerson

Norman Franklin Wilkerson, Sr., age 88, of Dover, DE, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, October 13, 2025. He was surrounded by his family who loved him dearly. Norman accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior on January 22, 1948, at the age of 10 years old. He will be remembered for his steadfast faith and how he freely shared the gospel with everyone he met. Norman was born July 2, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the late Arnold Wilkerson and Edna Yates Still. Norman moved to Dover as a young boy and made it his lifelong home. He ran a fish market for several years before beginning a long career with ACME Markets, retiring after 35 years in 1994. After retirement, Norman drove a school bus for many years for Hilton Bus Service in Camden. In between bus runs, he drove a log truck for his son's business, Swartzentruber Saw Mill. Norman, along with his brother-in-law, Donald, started the Dover Bible Chapel in 1979 in Dover. This work continues today in the building they purchased in 1982 on Westville Road in Hazlettville, DE. The Sunday School work was important to Norman and, through the years, over 100 children from the local rural community heard the truth about Jesus and His love for them. Whether starting a new Christian Assembly, working with the local Gideons, preaching at the Sunday Breakfast Mission in Wilmington, or witnessing to truck drivers at Royal Farms, Norman was always busy witnessing for the Lord. He always had tracts in his pocket to share with everyone he met. Norman met the love of his life, Gladys Ann Lowman, at the West Dover Gospel Hall in 1957 and was married there on September 12, 1959. Throughout their married life, they served the Lord by hosting visiting preachers in their home. Norman's children cherish their memory of Dad studying his Bible near the wood stove.