EMMA MILDRED WILKINS, daughter of the late Blackstone family, was born on May 3, 1925 in Eastern Shore, Maryland. She departed this life on October 26, 2012 after a lengthy illness. She completed her education at Frederick Douglas High School. She later was certified as a Nurses' Aid at Provident Hospital from 1952 to 1956 and then she worked at Children""s Hospital in 1958 until 1984, where she received many Merit awards. She retired from Wesley Homes after a long work history in the Health Care Field. In 1984 she moved to Rosemont Towers, at that time she enrolled in the Health Department as a Senior Aid. She also worked at Family and Children Services with Salley Hedenstad and then she retired and took sick. Emma had numerous friends and will be truly missed by everyone who knew her. Emma was a very caring person, who liked to talk and tell jokes and make her neighbors and friends laugh. She was always helpful to everyone and her neighbors were special to her. She also enjoyed looking at western movies, playing pokeno and Bingo. She loved talking on the phone. She got along with young and old residents. She loved her church home, Hope Communities Ministries and attended it faithfully. She was a member of the Golden Age Club for many years and loved traveling on trips. Emma had no children, but in later years she adopted Arleaver Bell as her daughter and Earlene Branson as her god-daughter. Her god-son , Edward Lyles and her dear friend, Doris Campbell; best friend and neighbor, Mrs. Mildred Durham; friend and client, Mrs. Bessie Hawkins; also her hair dresser for many years, Vanessa and other long-time friends; also her long-time loving friend, Mr. Clifford; and Sally Myers, her best girlfriend.