Obituary of Billy Joe Wilkes, St Francis County, AR

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        Date: 10 Dec 2008
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WILKES, BILLY JOE
5/14/1954-1/9/1994
MARIANNA MEMORIAL Cemetery

Billy Joe WILKES, 39, died January 9, 1994 in Memphis. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, January 11, at St. Andrews Episcopal Church with Father Arnold
Hearn and Rev. Leonard Nash as the officiating ministers. Interment was at
Marianna Memorial Park cemetery with Roller-Citizen Funeral Home in charge of
the arrangements. He is survived by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Waid Wilkes of
Marianna; four sisters, Donna Gardner of Wynne, Betty Wilkes of Memphis, Sandra
Childers of Forrest City and Aletta Poffenburgar of Fort Deposit, MD.; three
brothers, Donald Wilkes of Nashville, Ricky Wilkes of Marianna and Waid Carol
Wilkes of Richland. Pallbearers were Boyd Russell, Terry Hyslip, Eddie Pena,
Dodd Daggett, Vince DeSalvo, Steve Hickingbottham, Wallace Joyner and Sam Oxner.
Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Dwight Gray and Irwin Carlow.
(submitted by Marilyn Dickson on August 22, 2005)

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Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas