Jack A. Wilkey

Jack Arthur Wilkey passed away July 29, 2012, at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville. He was born on Dec. 6, 1948, in Emporia, Kan. Jack grew up in Herington, Kan., where he graduated from Herington High School in 1968. He worked at the Iowa Beef Processors in Emporia, the U.S. Department of Agriculture in California and Pennsylvania, and owned a restaurant in Garfield called Delishi O So. He resided the last few years in Seligman, Mo. Jack lived an enriched life and is survived by his mother, Evelyn Warner Wilkey of Rogers; three children, Shane Wilkey of Colorado, Shannan Bergen of Florida and Ryan Wilkey of Florida; and eight grandchildren, Tyler, Alexander, Maven and Lauryn Wilkey, Brett, Paige, Callie and Brock Bergen. He also leaves behind his sister, Linda Debus of Ottawa, Kan. He is preceded in death by his father, Robert Wilkey. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Rollins Funeral Home. Online condolences can be made at www.rollinsfuneral.com.