Obituary – Bill Wilkerson – Buckner, IL

Bill Wilkerson, 89, of Buckner, IL, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Frankfort Care Center, in West Frankfort, IL.

He was born May 26, 1926 in Benton, IL, the son of Earl and Janie (Owens) Wilkerson.

Mr. Wilkerson was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army Signal Corps. He was a lifetime member of DAV. Mr. Wilkerson formerly worked for Pinkerton Detective Agency when they were building the Houston Astrodome, in Houston, TX. He worked for Poulson Funeral Home, in Benton, for several years. Mr. Wilkerson was also a truck driver. He would also go with his father in years past to hold revivals at various Apostolic Churches in Illinois.

Mr. Wilkerson is survived by his wife, Betty (Barth) Wilkerson, of Buckner, one son, Bill (Cheryl) Wilkerson, Gulf Shores, AL and one daughter, Faye Carney and husband Jerry, of Foley, AL; four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, several stepchildren, step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.

Mr. Wilkerson was preceded in death by his parents and by six brothers and sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 4 at Morton and Johnston Funeral Home in Benton with Pastor Donnie Hill, of Granite City, IL, officiating. Burial, with military honors by the Benton American Legion and VFW Posts and Illinois National Guard, will be in Franklin Cemetery, in Whittington. Visitation will be after 12 noon on Sunday at Morton & Johnston Funeral Home, in Benton.

For those who wish, memorials may be made to the DAV, and will accepted at the funeral home at any time.