Mr. Jimmy Lee Wilkerson of Chatham, Louisiana passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024 at Jackson Parish Hospital. He was 78 years old.  Jimmy was a skidder driver for forty-plus years.  He enjoyed fishing and hunting, and he loved spending time at his pond that he had built himself. Jimmy loved Western movies and books and he enjoyed eating out at nearby restaurants.  Even in his later years, Jimmy was a "timber man".  He often brought family and friends to some of the tracts of land on which he had skidded timber in years past, and reminisced about days gone by.

Jimmy is survived by his daughters, Cindy Ingles (John) and Tina Brown (Ronnie); bonus children, Frank Pierce, Jr., Patsy Monger, Preston Pierce and Patricia Meyer; 11 grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; sister, Linda Roberson; and brother, David Wilkerson.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Stone Wilkerson; his father, Edward Lee Wilkerson; mother, Louise (Criddle) Wilkerson; siblings, Shirley Diel, Donald Wilkerson, Mary Williams, Samuel Wilkerson and Dale Wilkerson.

Friends may visit with the family on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at Southern-Edmonds Funeral Home Chapel from 5:30 PM until 8:00 PM.  The funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, January 12, 2024 in the chapel.  Bro. Richard Harmon will officiate.  Burial will follow in the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery near Weston, under the direction of Southern-Edmonds Funeral Home.  The family has requested that attendees wear casual dress (jeans, caps, etc.).