Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....WILKEY, JOHN W.  November 5, 2016
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News Star World - November 11, 2016
JOHN W. WILKEY

John W. Wilkey received his angel wings on November 5, 2016 in Conroe, Texas 
surrounded by his family. He was 77 years old. John worked 34 years for 
General Motors- Inland Fisher Guide Division as the Superintendent of 
Manufacturing and Quality Control of the Head Lamp Division.

John was born on June 15th 1939 to Louise and Loren Wilkey in Benton Harbor 
Michigan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Louise and Loren and his 
sister, Janet. Survivors include: his wife, Susie of 56 years, daughters, 
Emily and her husband Mark (The Woodlands,TX), grandchildren, Tyler Wauters 
and wife Whitney, great grandchildren, Avery and Brooks, Whitney Britt and 
husband Adam, great grandchildren, Raeleigh and Scarlett, Jennifer Kembel 
(Shawnee, KS ), and grandchildren, Logan and Tate, and Melissa Wroten and 
her husband Evans (Winston-Salem, NC), niece, Kim Overmyer and husband Todd 
(McCordsville, IN.), and nephew, Mike Raley (Savannah, GA). He served 4 
years in the United States Air Force before receiving his Bachelor's degree 
in Biology and Business from Indiana State University. John and Susie met 
and were married in Sullivan, Indiana and later moved to Anderson, Indiana 
where they were raising their daughters. His career with Guide took him and 
his family to Monroe, Louisiana where they lived for the next 24 years. They 
were blessed with a traveling retirement starting in Simpsonville, SC, to 
Tucson AZ, to Venice, FL and finally to Conroe, TX to be closer to family.

While living in Monroe, John was an active member of St Paul's United 
Methodist Church and The Rotary Club. Daddy enjoyed fishing, nature hikes in 
the Catalina mountains, looking for shark teeth at the beach, and lately 
watching Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy and American Pickers.

In honor of John's request, he will be cremated and a celebration of life 
with family. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in his name to First 
Presbyterian Church P.O. Box 533 Sullivan, IN 47882 (his original home 
church where John and Susie began their life together).

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