FRED WILKERSON JR.

Fred “B. Bud” Wilkerson Jr., age 91, a resident of De Queen, Ark., died Thursday, August 10, 2017, in De Queen.

B. Bud was born October 20, 1925, in Fort Smith, Ark. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of De Queen and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He attended the University of Arkansas and was a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.

He graduated from Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science in 1945 and went on to own and operate Wilkerson Funeral Home with his family. He was the 1997 recipient of the Arkansas Funeral Director of the Year award and “retired” in 1998. Although retired, he still worked and served the community until his death.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred Sr. and Evelyn Leard Wilkerson; his wife, Martha Sue Proctor Wilkerson; one son, Marc Wilkerson; a granddaughter, Kelly Wilkerson; and a sister, Jacqueline Lyons.

He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Trey and Cindy Wilkerson and Scott and Marian Wilkerson; five grandchildren and their spouses, Katy and Larry Brewer, Sarah and Doug Casteel, Beth and J Hargrove, Rusty and Terri Wilkerson, and Chip and Shannon Wilkerson; eight great-grandchildren, Reagan Wilkerson, Jacie Wilkerson, Sydney Casteel, Garrett Parker, Samantha Wilkerson, Hannah Wilkerson, Tate Wilkerson and Carsyn Hargrove; one niece; and one nephew.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 14, 2017, in the First United Methodist Church with Bro. Mark Cloninger and Bro. Jason Carlton officiating. Burial will follow in the Redmen Cemetery under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home.

The family will receive friends from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Sunday, August 13, at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of De Queen, P.O. Box 488, De Queen, AR 71832, or The Mary and Martha Center, P.O. Box 473, De Queen, AR 71832

You may leave a condolence online at www. wilkersonfuneralhomes.com.