Judge Robert G. Wilkins, 73, of High Ridge died April 23, 2020. He was elected Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney in 1994 and served in that position from 1995- 2006. During his time as prosecutor, he founded the Children’s Advocacy Center and served as its executive board president from 2000-2006. He also helped create the Jefferson County drug court and domestic violence program. He was a member of the National District Attorneys Association and the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, serving as that organization’s president in 2005. In 2007, he was elected as Jefferson County Div. 1 Circuit Judge, serving in that role until his retirement in 2016. He received numerous awards while serving as prosecutor and judge. He also was a member of the House Springs Lions Club and was that group’s president from 1999-2000.
Born September 6, 1946, in St. Louis, he was the son of the late Thomas and Anna (Fink) Wilkins.
He is survived by his wife: Sandra (Blackwell) Wilkins; three children: his son Robert J. (Kathleen) Wilkins of Kirkwood and stepsons Brandon (Lisa) Bedore of Potosi and Robert (Jennifer) Bedore of Utah; seven grandchildren: Harper Wilkins, Callum Wilkins, Alexis Bedore, Dakota Bedore, Brianna Bedore, Brooks Bedore and Taryn Bedore; two great-grandchildren: Aliza Tarpley and Nolan Tarpley; one sister: Judy Shrout; and many other family members and friends.
Funeral services will be private followed by a public visitation from 1-4 p.m. Monday (April 27) at Chapel Hill Mortuary, 6300 Hwy. 30, in Cedar Hill. The visitation will be organized in small gatherings with attendees receiving numbers when they arrive at the funeral home and remaining in their vehicles until they are invited inside by number. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health guidelines will be followed during the visitation and no more than 10 people will be allowed inside at a time. Attendees are asked to wear a face mask, maintain 6-foot social distancing and practice frequent hand-washing. Also people are asked not to attend if they have a cough, fever, tiredness or shortness of breath or if they have been diagnosed with, quarantined for or have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus.
Attendees also may participate in a memorial procession while remaining in their vehicles. The services will be recorded and may be viewed on the Chapel Hill website.
Memorials may be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Society or to the Children’s Advocacy Center. Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel Hill Mortuary.