Obituaries

Thomas N. Wilks age 74 passed away at his home in Sherman on November 15 2012. Visitation will be held on Sunday November 18 2012 from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Dannel Funeral Home located at 302 S. Walnut Sherman Texas. Funeral services will be held on Monday November 19 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Dannel Funeral Home chapel. Officiants will be Robert Dean of Wichita Falls and Jeremy Moore of Community Bible Fellowship Tom Bean TX. Interment will be following services at Akers Cemetery Sherman TX. Grandchildren and great-grandson will be pallbearers. Thomas was born on May 19 1938 to Elvin Wilks and Vada Hughes Wilks in Telephone Texas. He was a graduate of Bonham High School. He served in the U.S. Army. Thomas married Jackie Cox on July 3 1958 in Sherman Texas. They were blessed with 54 1/2 years of marriage together. Thomas was a machinist and worked at Hardwicke Etter Andrew Korith Texas Instruments and Raytheon before retirement. Survivors are his beloved wife Jackie of Sherman Children, Charles Wilks of Luella Texas Tommy Wilks and wife Kristi of Howe Texas Kim Haley and husband Frank of Tom Bean Texas and Kristal Wilks of Sherman Texas grandchildren Chad Chelsea Wilks of Luella their mother Cindy Wilks of Howe Cory Drew Trey Hodge of Tom Bean their father Gregg Hodge of Denison Chad Haley of San Diego Ca. Kristen Haley of Sherman Zach Ty Wilks of Howe Kiara Wilks her father Ronny of Sherman Great-grandson Cayden Wilks of Luella very special "adopted son" Billy Coffman of Sherman brothers, Bobby Wilks of Buckeye Arizona and George Wilks of Garland Texas. Brother in-law Billy Cox of Tom Bean and Tommy Cox of Luella. Also many special nieces nephews cousins many special friends and all their extended families. He was preceded in death by his parents brothers Fred Wilks Billy Ray Wilks and father and mother in-law Jack and Audrey Cox. For condolences please sign the online guestbook at http://www.dannelfuneralhome.com/