Jimmy Joe Allen Wilkinson

Jimmy Joe Allen Wilkinson, 47, of Grain Valley, Mo., passed away Oct. 17, 2013, at his home from pancreatic and liver cancer.

Mr. Wilkinson was born Nov. 15, 1965, in Butler, Mo.

He was preceded in death by his father, James G. Wilkinson, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Kolodziejski.

Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Dawn Mechele Wilkinson; one daughter, Julie L. Butler and husband, Robert Butler; one grandchild, Koal A. Butler; his mother, Helen M. Wilkinson, and friend Gene Farnham; his brother, Robert J. Wilkinson; grandmother, Christine Plunkett; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.