Sally Lavonne (Owens) Wilkins was born July 28, 1938 at her California home to Rufus and Juanita (Bernard) Owens. She attended and graduated from Canola Park High School in 1956. Following her education, Sally worked as a secretary at Prudential Financial until starting her family in 1962. Sally was blessed with two sons: Edward and Thomas. In 1972, the family moved to Alexandria, MN. Later on, Sally started working at the Medicine Shoppe as a pharmacy technician until her retirement. She loved the connections she was able to make with the customers.