Verena Louise Wilkerson

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Visitation Schedule
Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home
1900 W. Washington Avenue
Jonesboro, AR  72401
Saturday, January 7, 2017
1:00 pm
Service Schedule
Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home
1900 W. Washington Avenue
Jonesboro, AR  72401
Saturday, January 7, 2017
2:00 pm
Cemetery
Nettleton Cemetery
Airport Road
Jonesboro, AR  72401
Verena Louise Wilkerson

of Jonesboro, AR

July 3, 1926 - January 5, 2017

Verena Louise Wilkerson of Jonesboro passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at the Craighead Nursing Center at the age of 90. She was born July 3, 1926 in Alto Pass, IL to Thomas J. and Elsie McRoberts Hickam. Mrs. Wilkerson worked for J.C. Penney doing alterations and was also a housewife. She was a member of Nettleton Baptist Church and loved camping, RVing, playing Skip-Bo with her friends and watching Cardinal baseball.

Mrs. Wilkerson was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, W.A. (Bill) Wilkerson; her brother, Tommy Hickam; a sister, Opal Penrod; and several infant brothers and sisters.

Survivors include a daughter, Sue (Ron) White; two grandchildren, Kelly (Jody) Gibson and Karen Casey; great grandchildren, Tyler White, Ryan (Erin) Gibson, Mason Gibson, Kailey Prince, Rachel Casey, Mary Kate Prince, and Jaxson Casey; brothers, Phillip (Helen) Hickam and John Hickam; and three sisters, Mildred Lilley, Stella Tegel and Connie (Carter) Cottrell.

Chapel services will be 2 pm Saturday at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home, 1900 West Washington Avenue in Jonesboro with Dr. Stan Ballard and Jim Kee officiating. Interment will follow at Nettleton Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 1 pm preceding the service.

Michael Wilkerson, Aaron Hickam, Richard White, David Wilkerson, Rondell Gilbert, Joe Hickam and Greg Burks will serve as active pallbearers.

The Nurses and CNA's at Craighead Nursing Center, Hazel Clark, Esther Barker and Nina Walker will serve as honorary pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests lasting memorials be made in Mrs. Wilkerson's honor to the Nettleton Baptist Church Building Fund.


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Gary and Beth Hart
Murphysboro, IL
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Friday, January 6, 2017

Sue, Ron, and girls,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad and difficult time. Aunt Verena was such an amazing person and I know you miss her terribly. I am so blessed to have had such a sweet and loving aunt. I loved her accent, I loved the twinkle in her eye, I loved how she would look at you over the top of her glasses with that grin. I loved that she was so faithful to the Lord. She had such a sweet spirit. She was one in a million.