Obit; N. Wilkerson; Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Source: Jackson Independent March 3, 1950
Submitted by: Sharon K. Ray
Date: June 29, 2003

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Funeral services were conducted Sunday for N. A. Wilkerson of Hodge,
Louisiana at three o'clock P.M. with the Rev. J. R. Smith, pastor of
the Nazarene Church of Jonesboro officiating. Interment was in the
Brooks Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Edmonds' Funeral Home
of Jonesboro.Pallbearers were: Waymon Quales, H. A. Johnson, Victor
Anderson, G. A. Austin, Giles Thomas, and J. Garner.Mr. Wilkerson is
survived by five sons, Wayne Wilkerson of Hodge, Harvey Wilkerson,
Norman, Oklahoma, Hebert Wilkerson, of Ada Oklahoma, and Clarence
Wilkerson of Beaumont, Texas and Luther Wilkerson of Greenville,
Texas. Two half brothers, Ivey Wilkerson of Copper, Texas and
Lawrence Wilkerson of Jonesboro, and nine grandchildren.Mr.
Wilkerson was born in Birmingham, Alabama on August 6th 1868, he
made his home in Madill, Oklahoma for the last fifteen years until
two months ago he came to Hodge to make his home with his son due to
ill health. He suffered a paralytic stroke Monday Feb. 13th and
never regained consciousness. His death occurred Feb. 24th at 12:14
A.M.