Donald Wilkes

December 4, 1929 - April 21, 2016

Memorial services for DONALD L. WILKES , 86, will be held at 1pm Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at the Yoder Community Church with Pastor Michael Elliott officiating. Don died April 21, 2016 at the Goshen Community Health Care and cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Hawk Springs Ambulance Service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Don was born December 4, 1929 in Matheson, Colorado the son of Lyman and Mabel (Ashcraft) Wilkes. He grew up and received his education in Longmont, Colorado where he graduated high school. He married Doris Killough on November 6, 1949 in Longmont. They moved to Parker, Colorado to ranch and then lived in several places before coming back to Longmont and then moving to Hawk Springs, Wyoming where he ranched for many years. Don cattle and farming. He was a member of the Elks, the IOOF, the American Angus Association, the Wyoming Stockgrowers Association, and the Wyoming Angus Association. Don is survived by two daughters Diana Guest of Hawk Springs, Wyoming and Diedra (Mike) Anderson of Lingle, Wyoming; two sons Donald (Debbie) Wilkes of Palmdale, California and Darrell (GayLynn) Wilkes of Hawk Springs; one brother Dick (Joyce) Wilkes of Longmont, Colorado; ten grandchildren; and fifteen great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters; one grandson Dane Wilkes; and a granddaughter Stacey Houk.