James L. Wilks Jr.
March 26, 1968 — February 20, 2015
James L. Wilks Jr., 46, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, February 20, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. A Memorial Service will be held July 18, 2015.
Survivors include his mother, Rose White of Cedar Rapids; sister, Tina (John) Walker of Alburnett; brother, Rich Henning of Cedar Rapids; niece and nephew, Gema Walton and Jamie (Ashley Fowler) Wilks, both of Cedar Rapids; great-niece and great-nephews, Syria Paige Walton, James Ray Wilks and Spencer Lee Wilks; his adopted family, Mindy and Shawn Moors and family of Cedar Rapids; and special friend Doug Loney and fiancee Trisha Coker Ewing and their family.
He was preceded in death by his father, James L. Wilks Sr.; and stepfather, Patrick H. White.
James was born March 26, 1968, the son of James and Rose (Aossey) Wilks, in Iowa City, Iowa. He worked for Coe College as a chef and took chef classes at Five Seasons. James liked collecting unique knives and guns. He enjoyed gaming and his favorite character was Marvin Martian.
James was a happy go lucky guy and everyone loved him.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of James.
Survivors include his mother, Rose White of Cedar Rapids; sister, Tina (John) Walker of Alburnett; brother, Rich Henning of Cedar Rapids; niece and nephew, Gema Walton and Jamie (Ashley Fowler) Wilks, both of Cedar Rapids; great-niece and great-nephews, Syria Paige Walton, James Ray Wilks and Spencer Lee Wilks; his adopted family, Mindy and Shawn Moors and family of Cedar Rapids; and special friend Doug Loney and fiancee Trisha Coker Ewing and their family.
He was preceded in death by his father, James L. Wilks Sr.; and stepfather, Patrick H. White.
James was born March 26, 1968, the son of James and Rose (Aossey) Wilks, in Iowa City, Iowa. He worked for Coe College as a chef and took chef classes at Five Seasons. James liked collecting unique knives and guns. He enjoyed gaming and his favorite character was Marvin Martian.
James was a happy go lucky guy and everyone loved him.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of James.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of James L. Wilks Jr., please visit our flower store.