Donnie Wilks

Graveside service will be held for Donnie Wilks, age 64, at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020, at Mt. Mariah Cemetery in Arcadia, LA. Bro. Orvell Bryant will officiate. Donnie was born January 6, 1957, in West Monroe, Louisiana to Arnold Elmer and Elsie Moore Wilks. He entered into rest on Saturday, February 22, 2020, in Arcadia, Louisiana. Donnie worked in the oilfield for many years running casing, with his last run with Bo Gray Casing. Donnie loved to hunt when he was younger. He also enjoyed fishing, gardening, and loved to travel. Donnie loved his kids and especially loved his grandchildren. Donnie is preceded in death by his parents Arnold and Elsie Wilks, and by his siblings; Margaret Hust, Linda Jiles, Billy Wayne Knight, Burtha Glover, Betty Stanfield and William Knight. He is survived by his children Arnold O. Wilks and Bambi Wilks Williams and husband Brandon, brothers Jerry Wilks and Roy Lee Knight, sister Evelyn Moore, grandchildren Cheyenne Wilks, Destiny Martin, Amelia Williams, Shawn Williams, and Brayden Williams and by great grandchildren Isaiah Martin and Andre Booker.