DAVID A. WILKERSON

1942-2021

David Austin Wilkerson, 78, went home to be with his heavenly father on Thursday, March 11, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was born on April 16, 1942 in Jefferson County to the late Alfred Austin Wilkerson Jr and Leola Jane Duplantis Wilkerson.

David was a man of faith and could be described by anyone that knew him as kind, patient, honest, clever, quick witted, reliable, but most of all, strong. Everyone who met him took a liking to him, he never met a stranger. He had a love for his children and grandchildren that knew no bounds. David was a Veteran of the U. S. Army and USAR, serving from 1960 through 1965.

Preceded in death by his brother Richard Ray Wilkerson.

Survived by his wife of 53 years, Norma Carole Allen Wilkerson, his daughter’s Ambré Hill and husband Mike, April Ramon-Barros and husband Gabriel, Amanda Gardner, and his son David Austin Wilkerson II and wife Samantha. David was a proud “Pappa” of 12 grandchildren; Stefan Wood, Brooke Jasek, Dalton Bodle, David Wehbe, Hana Wehbe ,SPC Chris Whitener-Wilkerson, PFC Chloe Whitener Wilkerson, Sebastian Whitener-Wilkerson, Jericho Whitener-Wilkerson, Austin Wilkerson, Nolan Wilkerson, Sawyer Gardner. Services will be held on March 24, 2021, 12:15 – 1:15PM at

Brookside Funeral Home – Champions

3410 Cypress Creek Pkwy Houston, TX 77068 Followed by a military service at 1:45PM

Houston National Cemetery

10410 Veterans Memorial Dr

Houston, TX 77038