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Submitted: 5/26/15 • Approved: 5/29/15 • Last Updated: 6/1/15 • R1078802-G1078801-S3
William
Feb 27, 1897-Jan 12, 1968
William M. Wilker, 70, a retired farmer and stockman of Russellville, died this morning at his home, 1020 North Boston.
He was a native of Atkins, son of the late Henry Wilker and Annie Elizabeth Rowlman Wilker, and was a member of the Atkins Catholic Church of the Asumption.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Violet Davis Wilker; a brother, Joe Wilker of Atkins, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Price of Atkins and Mrs. Annie Reichman of Russellville.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Monday at St. John's Catholic Church by Father Clement. Burial was in Catholic Cemetery at Atkins by Shinn and Son Funeral Service.
Pallbearers: Active - Kenneth Wilker, Bud Wilker, Jimmy Sparks, Joe Reichman, Albert Reichman and Dewey Jones.
A rosary service was held Sunday night at the Shinn and Son Chapel.
Violet
June 24,1897-Nov 29, 2002
Violet Wilker, age 105, the widow of Will Wilker, died Friday, November 29, 2002, at Stella Manor Nursing Center in Russellville. A daughter of the late Benjamin "Bud" and Cindy Lou Collins Davis, she was born June 24, 1897, at Dardanelle, Arkansas. She was a former cannery factory worker, a member of the American Association of Retired Persons, a fifty-year honorary member of the Extensions Homemaker's Club and attended First Free Will Baptist Church in Russellville. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by three sisters: Annie Miller; her twin sister Viola Ennis; and Mae Davis. Survivors include several nephews and nieces and cousins.
Funeral service will be 2 P.M., Monday, December 2, 2002, at the Shinn Chapel with Rev. Doug Little officiating. Burial will be in the Atkins Catholic Cemetery by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.
Active pallbearers will be Jay Griffin, Jim Watson, Collins Lane, Bob Trusty, Bob Isbell and Russell Thomas
Contributed on 5/26/15 by bill060
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