Individual Details
Willard Kirkpatrick Wilkinson
(23 Apr 1913 - 15 Jan 2005)
Willard Kirkpatrick Wilkinson was born 23 April 1913 at Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. He married Lou Ethel Racca of Jennings, Louisiana about 1938. She died 3 May 1976 at Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Willard is retired from Cities Service Corporation. He was also a rancher and still lives at a large place in Lake Charles, Louisiana (1981) near his brother Kenneth Clark Wilkinson. Willard Wilkinson is six feet tall with reddish hair and blue eyes. He and his wife have no children.
American Press, Lake Charles, Louisiana, January 17, 2005, Page 2: Memorial services for Mr. Willard K. " Hawk " Wilkinson, 91, will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, at Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings. The Rev. Dick Scott-Welch will officiate. Mr. Wilkinson's body was cremated. He died Saturday, Jan. 15, in Christus-St. Patrick Hospital of Lake Charles. A native of Jennings, he graduated from Jennings High School and played for Coach Simmons on the school's championship football team. He was a 50 year resident of the Moss Bluff-Lake Charles area. He served in the U. S. Cavalry and National Guard, retired after working as a welder for Cities Service after 35 years, and was a member of the Swinging Rebels Square Dance Club.He is survived by a brother, Kenneth C. Wilkinson of Lake Charles; three nephews, George Wilkinson, Marshall Brown and Kirk Brown; and four nieces, Mary Ellen Hawkins, May Dell Pisson, Shirley Collins and Carol Thomas.
American Press, Lake Charles, Louisiana, January 17, 2005, Page 2: Memorial services for Mr. Willard K. " Hawk " Wilkinson, 91, will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, at Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings. The Rev. Dick Scott-Welch will officiate. Mr. Wilkinson's body was cremated. He died Saturday, Jan. 15, in Christus-St. Patrick Hospital of Lake Charles. A native of Jennings, he graduated from Jennings High School and played for Coach Simmons on the school's championship football team. He was a 50 year resident of the Moss Bluff-Lake Charles area. He served in the U. S. Cavalry and National Guard, retired after working as a welder for Cities Service after 35 years, and was a member of the Swinging Rebels Square Dance Club.He is survived by a brother, Kenneth C. Wilkinson of Lake Charles; three nephews, George Wilkinson, Marshall Brown and Kirk Brown; and four nieces, Mary Ellen Hawkins, May Dell Pisson, Shirley Collins and Carol Thomas.
Events
| Birth | 23 Apr 1913 | Jennings, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1938 | Lou Ethel Racca | |||
| Death | 15 Jan 2005 | Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana | | ||
| Burial | Cremated | |
Families
| Spouse | Lou Ethel Racca (1917 - 1976) |
| Father | Carroll A. Wilkinson (1872 - 1964) |
| Mother | Winifred Ara "May" Hill (1874 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Lyllis Wilkinson (1904 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Kenneth Clark Wilkinson (1906 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Laurel Turner Wilkinson (1907 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Carroll Allen Wilkinson Jr. (1909 - 1957) |
Endnotes
1. Compiled by Lyllis W. Brown, Topeka, Kansas.
2. Social Security Death Index.
3. AmericanPress.com, Obituary of Lyllis Brown (n.p: 17 August 2000, n.d).
4. Social Security Death Index.
5. Obituary of Willard K. Wilkinson, American Press, Lake Charles, Louisiana, January 17, 2005, Page 2.