Lincoln County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....WILKERSON, ASHTON ATTIS  September 25, 2013
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Ruston Daily Leader - September 27, 2013
ASHTON ATTIS WILKERSON

Graveside services for Mr. Ashton Attis Wilkerson are scheduled for Sunday, 
September 29, 2013, 2:00 p.m., at the Grambling Memorial Garden Cemetery. In 
case of inclement weather services will be at Memorial Funeral Home in Arcadia. 
Ashton was born in Ruston, LA on November 13, 1936 to the union of Esther Goree 
and Calvin A. Wilkerson. Upon the death of his mother in 1937, “Jerry,” as he 
was affectionately known, grew up in the home of his maternal aunt, Nulon Goree 
Williams and uncle Joe E. Williams, Sr. “Jerry” was a 1954 graduate of Crawford 
High School; a music education graduate of Arkansas AM&N College (University of 
Arkansas-Pine Bluff); and a U.S. Army veteran, earning a Good Conduct Medal and 
an honorable discharge. He was a gifted musician and thoroughly enjoyed singing, 
listening to jazz, and attending concerts. In 1959, he met and later married 
another musician of extraordinary talent, Dana L. Horn. To this union, their 
daughter Tanya was born. Following a teaching career in Eudora, Arkansas, 
“Jerry” was employed with the U.S. Postal Service. In later life, he returned to 
Louisiana and worked in the family business, The Collegiate Shoppe. Following 
his retirement, he continued to enjoy watching football, especially The Tampa 
Bay Buccaneers, attending GSU basketball games and of course, attending 
concerts. “Jerry” was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Elizabeth 
and State Rep. Pinkie Carolyn Wilkerson, his “other” parents Joe E. and Nulon 
Williams, and a devoted aunt Lucille Goree Phillips. Cherishing fond memories of 
a life well lived are: his daughter, Tanya L. Wilkerson; his sister, Delores 
Wilkerson Smith (Leon); a cousin who was like a sibling, Joe E. Williams, Jr.; 
and a host of other relatives and friends including Conrad Lewis, Elizabeth D. 
Smith and Burgundie Smith Fields.

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