Obituary:  Johnnie S. Wilkerson, Franklin Parish, LA
Submitted by Shirley Ashley <shirla@vsta.com>

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The Franklin Sun--- Winnsboro, Louisiana
May 17, 2000 --- Page 5A
Volume 143 ---- No. 40

Johnnie S. Wilkerson
 
Funeral services for Johnnie S. Wilkerson, 80, of Loamland Community 
near Waterproof were held Saturday at St. Mark Baptist Church in Jonesville 
with the Rev. B.K. Williams and the Rev. Dave Mays officiating.

Burial was in the Old Daughters Baptist Church Cemetery at Wildsville.

Mr. Wilkerson died Monday, May 8, 2000 after a lengthy illness.  He was a 
native of Wildsville and a retired farmer.  He served in the U.S.Army from
1942-45 and was a past commander of VFW Post #5998.  He served as 
a deacon in the Old Daughters Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Bulah Wilkerson of Loamland; one son, Richard 
D. Wilkerson of Loamland; two daughters, Mary Jackson of Katy, Texas; Johnnie
Wilkerson of Alpharetta, Georgia; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren;
two brothers, Henry Wilkerson and Fulton Wilkerson both of Ferriday.