Ten years ago Wilton Wilkerson went to the church to cut the grass for a funeral and has kept the grounds neat and well groomed ever since. He had retired from the Farm Bureau Insurance Company as the Agency Manager for Robeson County. Since then he has spearheaded the Keep Robeson County Clean and Green project, is Chairman of the Beautification Committee of the Lumberton Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Lumberton Appearance Commission and worked with the special projects of the Robeson County Committee of 100.