Linwood Wilks b. 14 Sep 1914 Bachelor, Callaway, Missouri, USA d. 8 Apr 1943 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1914 - 1943

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Birth 14 Sep 1914 Bachelor, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Gender Male

Died 8 Apr 1943 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA

Cause: fracture of the skull

Buried 11 Apr 1943 Higginsville City Cemetery, Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, USA

Person ID I379 Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri

Last Modified 18 May 2008

Father James Rufus Wilks, b. 30 May 1871, Taylor's Store, Franklin, Virginia, USA , d. 23 Oct 1951, Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA

Mother Oddie Elizabeth Day, b. 19 Mar 1876, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA , d. 17 Sep 1952, Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA

Married 2 Jan 1894 Auxvasse, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Marriage 50th Wedding Anniversary

Family ID F116 Group Sheet

Family Caroyl Christine Hale, b. 21 May 1915, d. 26 Oct 1999, Loveland, Hamilton, Ohio, USA

Married Jun 1934 Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, USA

Children

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Last Modified 27 Aug 2005

Family ID F834 Group Sheet

Photos		Wilks, Linwood Linwood Wilks, picture taken on their farm near Auxvasse, about 1919. He was my grandUncle.
		Wilks, Linwood Linwood Wilks was my grandUncle. He's the only one of my mother's uncles that died before I was born. Son of James Rufus Wilks and Oddie Day.
		Wilks, Caroyl, Larry, and Linwood Linwood Wilks family in about 1936, Linwood, Caroyl and Larrry. Linwood Wilks was my granduncle.

Death Certificates		Death Certificate of Wilks, Linwood 14 Sep 1914 - 8 Apr 1943. He was my granduncle.

Notes	Linwood Wilkes Abt 28 22 Apr 1943 Montgomery City Standard Linnie went to Higginsville after high school [1932]. His sister, Virginia was there. He worked in the shoe factory for a while and then went into carpentry work. He helped Paul Sherman build a house in 1941. Linnie died from a fall from a construction site in Ft. Leavenworth. He was a father with two children and did not have to go to war. It was a government project, however -Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Co. His pants caught on a nail and he fell, hitting his head. He lived for several days in a coma before dying. They were living in Higginsville but died in a hospital in Kansas City. Obituary: Linwood Wilks died 5:00 PM Thursday, April 8,1943 at St. Mary's Hospital in Kansas City, MO of injuries received in a fall at Pratt-Whitney Plant-makers of airplane engines. He graduated from Auxvasse High School and worked at the shoe factory in Higginsville. Funeral to be at O.C.Hale's home. Bulletin said: Sept. 14, 1914; April 8, 1943. Higginsville Christian Church, Sun. April 11, 1943 - 2:30 PM - buried: Higginsville City Cemetery. Missouri Telegraph: Linwood Wilks fatally hurt in war plant - dies in Kansas City hospital as the result of mishap on Monday. He fell while at work. He was a former resident of Callaway County. He was the first of 12 children to die. Linwood Wilks, 28 years old, former resident of the Williamsburg Community, died at 5:00 o'clock, Thursday afternoon, in St. Mary's hospital in Kansas City, from the effects of injuries received in a fall at the Pratt - Whitney Plant, makers of airplane engines. Full details of the accident had not reached relatives in Fulton, Friday, but they did learn that he fell some distance while at work at the plant Monday afternoon, and struck his head on a concrete floor. Physicians who examined him immediately after the accident said his injuries were superficial and that he would probably be out of the hospital in three or four days. He had received a large gash in his forehead and his eyes had swollen shut. His condition, however, did not improve and he never regained consciousness after the accident. Young Wilks was the youngest of five sons of Mr & Mrs Rufus Wilks of Williamsburg and he is the first of the family to die. Besides his parents he is survived by the widow, Mrs. Carol Wilks and two children, Larry Hale, 7 years old, and Jackie Sue, 5 years old. And the following brothers and sisters:Mrs. C.D. (Jack) Carrington of Fulton; Mrs. Homer Owen and Leo Wilks of Auxvasse; Mrs. John Lewis of Thornburg, Iowa; Lowell Wilks of Scottsbluff, Nebraska; Paul Wilks in the submarine service of the U. S. ; Mrs. Merle Bost, Mrs. Max Foulds and Ira D. Wilks of East St. Louis, Ill; Mrs. Paul Sherman of Higginsville; and Miss Frances Wilks of Williamsburg. Mr. Wilks was born at Williamsburg, Sept. 17, 1914. He was graduated from the Auxvasse High School and then went to Higginsville, where he was employed in the shoe factory. Carpentering was his hobby and when war broke out he offered his services at war plants and was employed at several of them, Including the one at Knob Noster. He went to Kansas City just recently to take a position in the Pratt-Whitney Plant and his family continued to live at Higginsville. Mrs. Wilks was called to Kansas City immediately upon receipt of news of the accident. While funeral arrangements had not been completed Friday afternoon, relatives said the services and burial would be at Higginsville. Among those from Auxvasse who went to Higginsville Saturday to attend the funeral of Linwood Wilks were Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Wilks of near Williamsburg, Mr and Mrs. Homer Owen and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wilks of Auxvasse, The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 at the home of Mrs. Linwood Wilks' father in Higginsville. A more accurate obit: Linwood Wilks, 28 years old. Died at the St. Mary's Hospital in Kansas City Thursday afternoon, April 8, 1843 where he had been for three days. Linwood was injured Monday morning when he fell about 10 or 12 feet from a ladder, striking his head and shoulders on the concrete floor. He was employed by the Long - Turner Construction Company, and was working at the new Pratt - Whitney plant building in the south part of Kansas City. At the time of the accident he was rushed to the hospital where his condition at first improved, but last Thursday morning he took a turn for the worse, and his death occurred that afternoon. Mr. Wilks was born Sept.14, 1914 at Bachelor, MO, a son of Rufus and Oddie Day Wilks. For the past 11 years he has lived in Higginsville, being employed for nine years at the International Shoe Factory here, and for the past year he has been engaged in construction work on defense plants. He was married to Miss Caroyl Hale on May 19, 1934. Besides his widow, he is survived by one son, Larry Hale, 8 years of age, and one daughter Jacqueline Sue Wilks, 4 years old, all of Higginsville; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Wilks of Bachelor, MO; Four brothers, Leo of Bachelor, MO; Lowell of Minatare, Nebraska; Paul who is in the US navy; and Ira D of East St. Louis, ILL; and seven sisters, Mrs. Paul Sherman of Higginsville; Mrs. John Lewis of Thornburg, Iowa; Mrs. Merle Bost of East St. Louis, ILL; Mrs. C.D.Carrington of Fulton, MO; Mrs. Homer Owen of Auxvasse, MO and Miss Frances Wilks of the home at Bachelor. The funeral service was held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Christian Church, conducted by Rev. N. S. Baughman, assisted by Rev. V. M. Tye. Burial was made at City Cemetery. The above notes are al from Pat. According to his death certificat, he died in St. Mary's hospital after a stay of 3 days. His usual address was Higginsville, Missouri. He was married to Caroyl Wilks, she supplied the information. He fell from a scaffold and fractured his skull. He was born at Bachelor, Missouri, and his occupation was a shoe cutter and carpenter.

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	Birth - 14 Sep 1914 - Bachelor, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Married - Jun 1934 - Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, USA
	Died - Cause: fracture of the skull - 8 Apr 1943 - Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
	Buried - 11 Apr 1943 - Higginsville City Cemetery, Higginsville, Lafayette, Missouri, USA

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