Wilford Dean Wilcox

Wilford Dean Wilcox, age 89, of Langley, AR, died on November 26, 2011 at his home. Wilford was born on March 10, 1922 in Virgin, Utah, the son of the late Silas Leslie and Bertha Dorma (Lee) Wilcox. Wilford was a proud WWII Navy veteran, he served aboard the destroyer USS Smith, where he was a shipfitter, his ship took part in the battle of Santa Cruz Islands and his ship was hit by a kamakazi plane. Wilford retired from the Tooele Army depot and he moved to Langley, AR from Tooele, Utah in 2007. He loved cutting firewood and gardening. Wilford was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Gene Maloney Wilcox; one brother, Max Wilcox; and one sister, Nona Wilcox Ruesch. Survivors include: one son, Jerry Dean Wilcox, and daughter-in-law, Linda K. Ellis Wilcox; two brothers, Lee Wilcox and Vernon Wilcox, both of Virgin, Utah; two sisters, Joyce Wilcox Snow of St. George, Utah, and Louise Wilcox Squire of Bountiful, Utah; as well as many nephews and nieces. Graveside services will be held on Friday, December 2, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. in Bluff Springs Cemetery on Cornbridge Rd. in Mineral Springs, AR with Paul Ridgell and Kimball Palmer officiating, under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home of Nashville, AR. You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Wilford Dean Wilcox please visit our Sympathy Store.