Duane Everett Wilkinson, 88, of Paris, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Carrus Specialty Hospital in Sherman.
The family will schedule a memorial service at a later date. Cremation was under the care and direction of Bright-Holland Funeral Home.
Mr. Wilkinson, the son of Raymond Wilkinson & Gladys Rice Wilkinson, was born May 16, 1933, in Brawley, California.
He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.
He was a farmer and worked in his machine shop in California. Duane moved to Paris in 1966, where he went to work with his father-in-law in the pig farming business. In 1969, he began working at the Campbell Soup Company where he retired. He also owned and operated Camp Paris and worked for Luther Towers at the Yamaha Shop.
His hobbies include a passion for building things, repairing things, and woodworking. There wasn’t anything Duane couldn’t make, repair, or put together.
His parents, a son, Bart “Speedy” Wilkinson, an infant sister, and a brother, Gary Wilkinson, preceded him in death.
Survivors include two daughters, Penny Wilkinson of Paris and Tori Little & husband Tim of Powderly, a sister, Linda Noordman & husband Dutch of CA, four grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren, and several nieces & nephews along with his two beloved dogs, Daisy & Sissy.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Baby Gunn’s Animal Rescue, 601 CR 43340, Paris, TX 75462.
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