| 1. | Dewey Ray Wilks, Sr was born on 20 Aug 1944 in Donalsonville, Decatur, Georgia, USA; died on 5 Aug 2010 in Lake City Medical Center, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA; was buried on 10 Aug 2010 in Swift Creek (Mount Zion) Cemetery, Lake Butler, Union, Florida, USA. Notes:
Died:
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
Dewey married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1944 - 2010 (65 years)
