L.A. Wilkie, Jr.

Funeral services for L.A. Wilkie, Jr., 51, of Huntington, will be held Monday, October 21, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother Cary Modisett and Brother Dub Bullard officiating. Interment will follow in the Huntington Cemetery.

Mr. Wilkie was born October 20, 1961 in Houston, Texas, and died Friday, October 18, 2013 in a Lufkin hospital.

Mr. Wilkie was a salesperson for the Southern Chrysler dealership in Lufkin. First and foremost, however, he loved the Lord and put God first in his life. He attended Shawnee Church of Jesus Christ. Mr. Wilkie was also an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved to watch his deer feeder from his dining room window. Mr. Wilkie had lived in Huntington for the past 36 years.
Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Patricia Wilkie of Huntington; his children and their spouses, Starla and Nathan McKay of Corrigan, Jason and Sue Ann Perkins of Broaddus, Douglas and Terri Wilkie of Huntington, and Alan and Staci Wilkie of Huntington; grandchildren, Hunter Perkins, Carson Harrison, Colten McKay, Andrew McKay, Sydney Perkins, Morgan Sallas, Lesley Sallas, Emily Wilkie, Bailey Wilkie, Jadyn Perkins, and Ariya Wilkie; parents, L.A. Wilkie, Sr., and Liz Wilkie; sisters and brothers-in-law, Barbara and Jim Hall, Sarah and Marvin Hlavaty, all of Huntington; brother and sister-in-law, Jimmy and Anna Wilkie of Hudson; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Douglas and Earlene Sanders of Huntington; special friend, Joe Ferguson; as well as a number of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and other relatives.

He was preceded in death by niece, Christy Nerren, and nephew, Dustin Nerren.

Pallbearers will be Buddy Hunziker, Larry Mathews, Floyd Jacks, Jerry Ferguson, David Henley and John Poindexter.

Honorary pallbearers will be Mr. Wilkie’s grandsons.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home.

Memories and condolences may be added at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors