Wilkerson Family Historic Marker Dedication Ceremony
Sat, Oct 10
|502 S Christian St
Commemorating the
Time & Location
Oct 10, 2026, 10:00 AM
502 S Christian St, 502 S Christian St, Lancaster, PA 17602, USA
About the event
Join the African American Historical Society of South Central Pennsylvania as we dedicate a new historical marker honoring the Spencer F. Wilkerson Funeral Home and the remarkable family behind it.
In 1957, World War II veteran Spencer F. Wilkerson Sr. established the Spencer F. Wilkerson Funeral Home at 502 South Christian Street, serving Lancaster families for decades and becoming an important part of the city’s African American community.
Spencer served during World War II with the 28th Cavalry, 2nd Cavalry Division, one of the famed Buffalo Soldier units. His wife, Ruby Mae Wilson Wilkerson, served overseas with the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the groundbreaking all-Black, all-female Women's Army Corps unit responsible for clearing an enormous backlog of mail for American servicemen and women in Europe.
Their story is also a love story. While both were serving overseas, Spencer and Ruby reunited in France and married in Rouen on October…