 1944 - 2010 (65 years)
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| Name |
Dewey Ray Wilks [1, 2, 3] |
| Suffix |
Sr |
| Birth |
20 Aug 1944 |
Donalsonville, Decatur, Georgia, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
5 Aug 2010 |
Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA |
- Mr. Dewey Ray Wilks, Sr., 65, of Fort White, Florida, died Thursday, August 5, 2010, in the Lake City Medical Center following a brief illness
He was a native of Donaldsonville, Georgia and resided in Lake City before moving to Fort White more than 20 years ago.
He owned and operated Dewey's Auto Body Repair for many yeas after working for numerous automobile companies in the Lake City area for more than 30 years.
He was a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church, a veteran of the Vietnam War, a Master Gardener and member of the Suwannee Valley Day Lily Society.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing in the river near his home.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James Ray Wilks and Juanita Johnson Wilks.
He is survived by his wife, Linda K. Wilks, of Fort White, FL; his daughter, Lynn Knowles, of Gainesville, FL; two sons, Dewey Ray (Rhonda) Wilks, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL and Claude James (Brook) Wilks of Fort White, FL; one sister, Shirley Flame, of Ocala, FL; two brothers, James Wilks, of Lake City, FL, and Don Wilks, of Ocala, FL; thirteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 10, 2010 in the Chapel of Guerry Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Moreau officiating.
Interment will be in Swift Creek Cemetery, Union County, FL.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 P.M. Monday, August 9 at GUERRY FUNERAL HOME, 2659 SW Main Blvd. Lake City, Fla.
Published in Lake City Reporter on August 8, 2010
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| Burial |
10 Aug 2010 |
Swift Creek (Mount Zion) Cemetery, Lake Butler, Union, Florida, USA |
| Person ID |
I20811 |
tng Genealogy |
| Father |
James Ray Wilks, b. 27 Jul 1915, Florida, USA d. 21 Aug 1973, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 58 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Nettie Juanita Johnson, b. 4 Mar 1918, Georgia, USA d. 14 Jan 1998, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 79 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Family ID |
F5828 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S358] Ancestry.com, Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), Dewey Ray Wilks & Linda Iris Kersey.
Certificate Number: 4232
- [S350] Ancestry.com, Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
Volume: 2443; Certificate: 31966
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLmarriageindex&h=2727548&indiv=try
[ View marriage certificate]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLmarriageindex&h=2727548&indiv=try
- [S350] Ancestry.com, Florida Marriage Collection, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
Volume: 2579; Certificate: 47169
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLmarriageindex&h=2834235&indiv=try
[ View marriage certificate]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLmarriageindex&h=2834235&indiv=try
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